History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.452

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⁸⁹² Vide above pp 523-525 notes 751-754 Hemādri on 'vrata' (vol, II pp 645-648) contains a dialogue between Garga and Bhārgava. wherein Garga says to the questioner that if a child be born on Mūla first quarter, it causes the father's death, if in 2nd quarter mother's death, if in the 3rd quarter loss of property and birth in the 4th quarter is beneficial and then provides that in case of birth in 1st quarter the child may be pierced and blood allowed to flow, in the 2nd quarter it may he handed to a stranger, in the case of birth in the other two quarters a *śānti* rite may be performed