History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1451
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1451
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v6.c81.1451
*Dāmpatyāṣṭamī*—on 8th of K. kr.; tithi; for one year divided into four periods; worship of Umā and Maheśvara images made with darbhas; the flowers, naivedya, dhūpa and the names of the deities differ in each month; at end of the year a brāhmaṇa and his wife to be treated to a dinner, garments dyed red, two golden cows as dakṣiṇā to be donated; gets son, learning, goes to Śivaloka and even mokṣa if desired. KKV 254-258, HV I. 841-844 (from Bhav.).