History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.2289

v6.c81.2289

*Saubhāgyāvāptivrata*—This is a māsavrata, Kṛṣṇa deity; begin on the 1st tithi after Māgha pūrṇimā (by pūrṇimānta reckoning); worship image of Kṛṣṇa or his picture on a strip of cloth; performer to bathe with water scented with priyaṅgu (panic seed or Italian millet), offer caru (boiled rice) mixed with priyaṅgu and homa with the same; for a month; on Phā pūrṇimā after three days' fast donate two garments dyed with saffron, a vessel full of honey &c; this confers saubhāgya and beauty; HV II. 799 (from Vi. Dh. III. 204 1-5).