History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.163
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.163
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v6.c82.163
In the Brāhmaṇa period Indians had737a found out the day called Viṣuvat or Viṣuva (which is said to be in the middle of the sacrificial year) when the day and night were of equal length: 'As a person fastens the two wings or sloping sides of a hall (or shed) to the bamboo ridge or beam that is in the middle (of the shed), so people use the Divākīrtya day for stretching across the two sides (half years)'.