History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.2181

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*Saṁvatsaravrata*—begin on 5th of Cai. śu. in the year called Saṁvatsara and go on for five days. Agni, the Sun, Soma, Prajāpati and Maheśvara are identified with the five years of a Yuga viz. Saṁvatsara, Parivatsara, Iṣṭāpūrta (Idāvatsara?), Anuvatsara and Udvatsara; they should be established in a maṇḍala each in order with blue, white, red, white-yellow and dark flowers; worship and homa with sesame, rice, barley, ghee, white mustard respectively; for five days *nakta*, at end donate five suvarṇas, this is a pañcamūrtivrata; HV II. 419-420 (from Vi. Dh.). The names of the five years that constitute a yuga are variously named in vedic literature; vide Atharva VI. 55.3, Tai. S V. 5. 7. 2-3, Tai. Br. I. 4. 10. 1.