History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1955

v6.c81.1955

*Liṅgavratas*—in all these begin from K. śu. 14, worship Śiva; subsist by nakta way; make a liṅga with flour of rice grains as high as a *ratni* (distance from elbow to end of closed fist): cast over Linga a *prastha* of sesame; on Mārg. śu 14 smear linga with saffron paste, in this way every month for a year different substance for smearing, different dhūpa, naivedya &c; even one guilty of grave sins reaches Rudra-loka; HV II. 50-56 (from *Kālottara*) A linga may be made with holy ashes, dry cowdung balls, from sand or crystal, the best being from clay on the mountains whence Narmadā flows