History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.125.4

v6.c81.125.4

From Pāṇinı⁸³ V 3 99 and the Mahābhāṣya thereon it is clearly seen that in the days of the former images of gods were made for sale and also for worship Patañjali expressly says that the rule applies to images which were worshipped and which gave livelihood to the *Pūjaris* of those images and not to images made for sale. Vide also Mahābhāṣya on Pāṇini I 1 25. The Āśv Gr⁸⁴ provides that when madhuparka is to be offered to a ṛtvik, an ācārya, a bridegroom, a king or a snātaka or a relative (like father-in-law, paternal or maternal uncle), a seat, water for washing the feet, arghya water, water for ācamana, honey mixture, a cow are to be announced to the guest three times in each case In another place, the same sūtra⁸⁵ speaks of the presentation of sandal-wood paste, flowers, incense, lamp and garment to the brāhmaṇas invited at a śrāddha In these two passages alone nine of the 16 *upacāras* are mentioned. The word pūjā took on a secondary meaning, viz. (honour without use of gandha, puṣpa &c ) even in the times of Dharmasūtrās (vide Āp Dh S I.