History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1280
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1280
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v6.c81.1280
*Gandhāṣṭaka*—mixture of eight fragrant substances slightly varying according to the deities (such as Śakti, Viṣṇu, Śiva, Gaṇeśa) to whom they are to be offered. The eight for Śakti worship are sandalwood, agallochum, camphor, saffron, rocanā, Jatāmāṃsī (valerian), cora and kapi (last two are some kinds of grass), AK (folio 98a)