History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.243

v6.c82.243

It will be seen clearly from the above discussion that an auspicious nakṣatra was the *sine qua non* in almost all Vedic rites and also in ordinary domestic rites in the times of the Brāhmaṇas and sūtras (several centuries before the Christian era), the tithi was rarely mentioned, the week-day was not mentioned nor the name of any *rāśi* (zodiacal sign) nor is there any reference to the planets Jupiter and Venus in most sūtras even when prescribing proper times for upanayana or marriage.