History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1353

v6.c81.1353

*Janmatithi-kṛtya*—one should worship after bath every year on the tithi of birth Guru, gods, Agni, brāhmaṇas, parents and Prajāpati and the nakṣatra of birth; he should honour also Aśvatthāman, Bali, Vyāsa, Hanūmat, Bibhīṣaṇa, Kṛpa, Paraśurāma, Mārkaṇḍeya (all deemed *cirajīvinaḥ*) and pray to Mārkaṇḍeya ‘Mārakandeya mahābhāga saptakalpāntajīvana। cirajīvī yathā tvam bho bhaviṣyāmi tathā mune॥’, one should eat sweet food, avoid flesh, be celibate that day and drink water mixed with sesame. KKN 447, SPr folio 50 b, KR 540-41 (quoting Brah.), VKK 553-564, TT 20-26, SM 175.