History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.2268

v6.c81.2268

*Sunāmadvādaśī*—begin on 12th tithi of Mārg. śu.; ekabhakta on 10th; fast on 11th and worship Sun first and then Viṣṇu; tithivrata; Viṣṇu deity; performer to be pure in thought, word and deed; place a new jar full of water in which sapphire, pearls and precious stones are cast and covered with cloth and worship Keśava's golden image therein; the same procedure to be repeated on the dvādaśīs of P., M., and the following months with different names of Viṣṇu such as Nārāyaṇa, Mādhava and so on; for a year, donate the twelve jars with images therein to brāhmaṇas and twelve cows, garments or (if poor) one cow and a vessel with some gold, HV I. 1063-1072 (from Vahnipurāṇa); Agni 188. 11 refers to Nāmadvādaśī.