History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.2281

v6.c81.2281

*Somāṣṭamīvrata*—tithivrata; Śiva and Umā are deities, on 9th tithi with Monday worship of Śiva and Umā at night; bathing image with pañcagavya; worship Śiva under the names Vāmadeva and others; apply sandalwood paste and camphor to the right side of image and saffron and Turuṣka (*olibanum*) to the left, place sapphire on Devī's head and pearl on Śiva's head and worship with white and red flowers; homa of sesame with the name Sadyojāta; HV I. 833–835 (from Skanda) Bhav. U. 59 describes this vrata almost in the same words (1–23); Vāmadeva, Sadyojāta, Aghora, Tatpūruṣa, Īsāna are the five faces (*or forms*) of Śiva. Vide Tai. Ār. X. 43–47.