History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.2113

v6.c81.2113

*Śaivamahāvrata*—(1) Begin from P. 8th, subsist in nakta way throughout but on 8th of both pakṣas fast; worship Śiva thrice in the day, offer homa, sleep on ground; on P. pūrṇimā offer Mahāpūjā with ghee &c; offer dinner to eight brāhmaṇas and present a pair of cows and a kapila bull; in M. and the following months he is to subsist by nakta on different kinds of food in each month up to Mārg; māsavrata; HV II. 843-848. (2) in K subsist by nakta way; at end of month offer oilcake with jaggery and ghee; fast on 8th and 14th, in the months from Mārg different objects connected with Śiva are to be presented to the image of Śiva; māsavrata, Śiva deity; HV II. 848-853 (from Śivadharma).