History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.346

v6.c81.346

But the Vatasāvitrīvrata that is now in vogue must also have been performed long before the 10th century A D The Agnipurāṇa (194 5-8) briefly describes²³² a vrata that in essentials is the same as the modern Vatasāvitrīvrata The Rājamārtanda says 'on the 14th²³³ of the bright half of Jyeṣṭha women full of faith perform the Sāvitrīvrata for being free from widowhood'. This is followed by people in the Deccan The Nirṇayāmṛta following the Bhaviṣya held that this vrata was to be performed on Amāvāsyā, while the Kṛtyatattva (p 430 ), and T. T. p 121 say that Sāvitrīvrata is to be observed on dark 14th after the Full Moon of Jyeṣṭha.