History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.2251

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.2251

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v6.c81.2251

*Sītāpūjā*—(1) Sītā means 'cultivated land' as in Kauṭilya set out in H of Dh. vol. III. p 147 n 186. KR 518 (quoting Brah) says the earth was measured on Phā. kr 8th by the sons of Dakṣa urged by Nārada; therefore gods and pitṛs desire śrāddha on that day with apūpas; (2) worship of Sītā, wife of Rāma, who was born on Phā śu 8. KR 526-528 and 518; vide above p. 354 under Phālgunakṛtya.

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Brahmapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit