History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.2166

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*Samudra-vrata*—begin from Cai. śu 1st, every day for seven days, worship with salt, milk, ghee, whey, wine mixed with water, sugarcane juice and sweet curds, performer to eat at night *haviṣya* food; homa with ghee, for a year; at end donate a milch cow; king becomes supreme on the whole earth; one secures also health, wealth and heaven. HV II. 464-65 (from Vi. Dh. III. 160 1-7) The oceans are sometimes said to be seven, as in Vāyu 49. 123, Kūrma I. 45. 4, water, ratnas, *dūrvā*, white lotuses &c. should be cast in those kalaśas; Lakṣmī to be worshipped and prayed to; invoke Nārāyaṇa in the middle kalaśa and worship Nārāyaṇa image for one year or as long as success is not effected, HV I. 546-552 (from Gar.); (3) on M. śu. 5, worship Lakṣmī in jar full of water or on Śālagrāma stone since she came to this world at Viṣṇu's command on that day; Bhujabala-nibandha (p. 363 Ms) says that worship was with kunda flowers; KT 457, 458; PC 98 says Lakṣmī was to be worshipped on M śu 5, while SmK 479 provides that Kāma and Rati (Cupid's wife) were to be worshipped and a great festival (called Vasantotsava was to be held; (4) on Cai śu. 5 Lakṣmī was to be worshipped; the performer throughout his life is endowed with prosperity; NM p. 62 verses 766-768, SmK 92.