History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1188
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1188
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*Kapilāṣaṣṭhī-vrata*—on Bh. Kr. (by amānta reckoning) or Āśvina kr by (pūrṇimānta) 6th, conjoined to Tuesday, Vyatīpāta-yoga, Rohiṇī-nakṣatra acc to HV I 578 (Proṣṭhapadāsite pakṣe ṣaṣṭhī Bhaumena saṁyutā । Vyatīpātena Rohiṇyā sā ṣaṣṭhī kapilā smṛtā ॥). If in addition to the above the Sun is in Hasta nakṣatra then the results are greater still; worship of Bhāskara; gift of a kapilā cow. HV I 577-78 (from Skanda), NS 152, PC 102, VR 221-231. Some works refer it to Aśv.; but when Bh is mentioned it must be taken to be amānta as the concurrence of Rohiṇī is possible on that supposition alone The conjunction of so many items is rare, generally found once in 60 years. For reference to Kapilāṣaṣṭhī, vide I A vol 25 p 345 where a Canarese inscription of Vijayanagar king Kṛṣṇarāya (in Bh Kr. 6 of śake 1435 corresponding to Tuesday, 20-9-1513) refers to it