History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1885
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1885
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v6.c81.1885
*Yugāvatār avrata*—on Bh kr. 13th when Dvāpara-yuga began, one shoud apply cow's urine, cow dung, dūrvā and clay to his body and bathe in a deep sheet of water or a tank; he had as if performed śrāddha at Gayā, he should bathe an image of Viṣṇu with ghee, milk and pure water, he goes to the world of Viṣṇu; HV II 518-519 (from Bhav.) Some say that Tretāyuga began on that day.