History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1317
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1317
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*Grahayāga*—Vide Navagrahayāga in the section on Śānti below; HV II 590-592 where it collects together the different conjunctions of planets with reference to tithis and nakṣatras and provides for yāgas in honour of the planets and gods, whereby at small expense great merit may be collected. One example may be given: when the 6th tithi occurs on a Sunday and in conjunction with Puṣya nakṣatra then Skandayāga should be performed, which leads to the fulfilment of all desires. About a dozen yāgas are mentioned in HV. Vide SmK 455-479 for three kinds of Grahayajñas that are different from those in HV II. 590-592.