History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1642

v6.c81.1642

*Putrīyavrata*—on 8th tithi of kṛ. after Bh. Full Moon, fast on that day; bathe image of Govinda in one *prastha* of ghee, then with honey, curds, milk one after another and bathe it with water mixed with *sarvauṣadhi*, then apply to the image unguents such as sandalwood paste, saffron, camphor; worship image with flowers and other *upacāras*; homa with Puruṣasūkta (Ṛg. X. 90); then one who wants a son or a daughter should make a meal of fruits denoted by words in the masculine or feminine gender respectively; for one year; performer secures all objects, HV I. 844-45 (from Vi. Dh. II. 55. 1-12).