History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.2087

v6.c81.2087

*Śivacaturdaśīvrata*—on Mārg. śu. 13th (by amānta reckoning) observe ekabhakta and pray to Śiva; fast on 14th; worship Śaṅkara and Umā with white lotuses, gandha &c and from feet upwards; the same to be done on kr 14th also and on all 14th tithis: from Mārg for 12 months the salutation to Śaṅkara is under a different name; he has to drink in each month one of 12 substances viz cow's urine, cow dung, milk, curds, ghee &c and also offer in each month different kinds of flowers, Mandāra, Mālatī &c.; for a year or twelve years in K; at end of year he has to let loose a nīla bull, donate a bedstead with a jar to a learned and well-conducted brāhmaṇa; reward same as that of a thousand Aśvamedhas and all, even grave, sins are destroyed; Mat 95 5-38, q. by KKV 370-374 and HV II. 58-61, KR 466-471, NS 226; for *nīlavṛṣa* vide H. of Dh. vol. IV. p. 540 note 1215.