History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1438

v6.c81.1438

*Damanakotsava*—on 14th of Cai. śu worship of damanaka plant in a garden, invocation of Śiva (who is Time himself) at the root of Aśoka tree; see Īśānagurudevapaddhati, 22nd paṭala (T. S. S.) which gives a long story how the fire from Śiva's 3rd eye appeared as Bhairava, how Śiva called him Damanaka, but Pārvatī cursed him to be a plant on the earth and Śiva gave him a boon that if people offered worship to him alone with Vasanta and Madana they would secure all their objects The Anaṅga-gāyatrī to be recited in this is 'om klīm Manmathāya vidmahe Kāmadevāya dhīmahi । tan-no gandharvaḥ pracodayāt ।।'; HV II. 453-55, VP (folio 72b), Skanda I. 2 9. 23, PC 237.