History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1881

v6.c81.1881

The Mahāvīracarita of Bhavabhūti was brought on the stage on the occasion of the Yātrā of Kālapriyanātha. Vide 'Yātrātattva' ascribed to Raghunandana, published in the Sanskrit Sahitya Parishat series (in Bengali script) which describes the twelve festivals of Viṣṇu. The Anargharāghava of Murāri was presented on the stage in the yātrā of Purusottama (Act. I prastāvanā) Vide Karamdāndā Inscription of the time of Kumāragupta in Gupta samvat 117 (436 A D) for reference to Devadroṇī (image procession) of Mahādeva Pṛthvīśvara in E I vol. X p. 70. Vide Kṛtyakalpataru (on Rājadharma) pp 178-181 (from Brahmapurāṇa) on Devayātrā-vidhi which was to be celebrated every year in the six months from Vaiśākha and on the tithis from 1st to 15th different gods such as Brahmā (lords of the tithis) were to be worshipped, RNP pp. 416-419.