History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.256.2

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e Jyeṣṭhā), on the 8th muhūrta called Abhijit, when the sun was on the meridian by day and on a tithi called pūrṇā (here the 5th) In the Udyogaparva it is stated that a purohita was sent as a *dūta* of the Pāṇḍavas on Puṣyayoga⁷⁹⁰ and Jaya muhūrta (here Jaya is probably the same as Vijaya). The Manusmṛti says that naming the child should be done on the 10th or 12th day (from birth) on an auspicious *tithi*, *muhūrta* and *nakṣatra*.⁷⁹¹ It would be proper to assume that the auspicious muhūrtas intended by Manu are the same as the seven mentioned in the Vidyāmādhavīya. The Vāyupurāṇa enumerates the names of the 15 muhūrtas in the day somewhat differently and also of the night ⁷⁹² The Matsyapurāṇa (in chap 22 2) refers to two muhūrtas, Abhijit and Rauhiṇa and mentions eight muhūrtas as auspicious on which to begin the construction of a new house ⁷⁹³ It also speaks of Kutapa as the 8th muhūrta (22 84) and states that Kutapa and the following four muhūrtas are the home of *svadhā* (i. e. śrāddha must be begun on kutapa and completed before the 12th muhūrta ends). It would be seen from the above that the names of muhūrtas were given at least twice, first in the Tai.