History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1673

v6.c81.1673

*Prajāpativrata*—in the Śāṅkhāyana Br VI. 6 it is said 'he should not see the Sun rising or setting'. These rules are called Prajāpativrata by Śabara on Jai IV. 1. 3 and he declares that they are ‘puruṣārtha’ and not ‘kratvartha’, (2) In the Praśnopaniṣad I. 13 and 15 it is said ‘day is the prāṇa and the night the food of Prajāpati and those who have sexual intercourse by day attack prāṇa while those that have it by night are observing brahmacarya, that those who observe the Prajāpati-vrata produce children (a son and a daughter).’ In Praśna I 15 Prajāpativrata means indulging in sexual intercourse only at night; this meaning is different from that given by Śabara.