History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.2063

v6.c81.2063

*Śakravrata*—(1) from Āśv. śu. 5; HV I. 1204; (2) on Āśv. pūrṇimā fast and worship Indra, his wife Śacī, Airāvaṇa, Vajra (thunderbolt), Mātulinga (Mātali?) with gandha &c., for a year; at end donate gold; reaches Indra-loka; HV II. 237 (from Vi Dh. III. 196. 1-3); (3) one should eat food in the open; for a year; at end donate a cow; reaches Śakraloka; HV II. 866 (from Pad.).