History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1711
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1711
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v6.c81.1711
*Bilvalakṣavrata*—a man or a woman may begin in Śr., Vai., M. or K. and burn every day three thousand bilva wicks (wicks of cotton thread spun by the woman herself and dipped in ghee or sesame oil) placed in a copper vessel in honour of Śiva in a temple or on the Ganges or in cowpen or near a brāhmaṇa; a *lakh* or *crore* of wicks may be prepared; all may be burnt in a single day if possible; *Udyāpana* on a pūrnīmā; VKD 398-403.