History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.2106

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*Śuddhvrata*—on last five days at the end of Śarad or on ekādaśīs in the twelve months, tithivrata; Hari deity; when ocean was churned five cows rose; from them sprang five holy things, viz. cowdung, rocanā (yellow pigment), milk, urine, curds and ghee, from cowdung was produced bilva tree named śrīvṛkṣa as Lakṣmī dwells on it; from gorocanā arose all auspicious desires, guggulu from cow-urine, all strength in the world from cow's milk, all auspicious things from curds, all splendour from ghee; therefore bathe Hari with milk, curds and ghee and worship with guggulu, lamps &c and Agasti flowers; performer reaches Viṣṇuloka and even his pitṛs who might be in hell go to heaven; he should donate a cow and the gifts called jaladhenu, ghṛtadhenu, madhudhenu; he is freed from all sins; HV I. 1156-58 (from Vahnipurāṇa).