History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1594

v6.c81.1594

*Pañcapiṇḍikā-gaurīvrata*—on Bh. śu. 3; fast on that day; at advent of night four images of Gaurī to be made of wet clay and an additional one with five lumps of clay; at each prahara worship of the images with a mantra, dhūpa, camphor, lamp fed with ghee, flowers and naivedya and arghya; in the following three praharas different mantras, dhūpa, naivedya, flowers &c; next morning honour a brāhmaṇa and his wife; and the four images of Gaurī are carried on the back of a she-elephant or a mare, cast into a river, tank or well; HV I. 485-497 (from Pad Nāgara-khaṇḍa).