History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1659

v6.c81.1659

*Pūrṇimāvrata*—(1) all pūrṇimās should be honoured with flowers, sandalwood paste, dhūpa &c. and the house-wife should take a meal only at night; if unable to observe the vrata on all pūrṇimās, it should be done at least on K. śu. 15th: Umā to be worshipped, HV II 243 (from Vi. Dh.); (2) on Śr. Full Moon one should fast, control senses and go through a hundred prāṇāyāmas; one becomes free from all sins, HV II. 244. (3) on K. Full Moon a woman should draw on the house or park wall Umā and Śiva, worship of these two with gandha &c. and offer particularly sugarcane or products of sugarcane juice, she should eat in nakta way without sesame oil; she would enjoy *saubhāgya*; HV II. 244 (from Viṣṇudharma). 'Pūrṇimā' is derived by Kṣīrasvāmin as 'pūraṇaṃ pūrṇiḥ, pūrṇiṃ mimīte pūrṇimā.' Vide HK 311 quoting Mat and Br. for derivation.