History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.699

v6.c82.699

¹⁰³² मेषादिस्थे सवितरि यो यो मास प्रपूर्यते चान्द्र । चैत्राद्य स ज्ञेय पूर्तिद्वित्वेऽधि-मासोऽन्त्य । q. by स्मृतिकौ p 522. This verse is quoted by Bapudevashāstri (editor of सिद्धान्तशिरोमणि p. 49 note) as from ब्रह्मसिद्धान्त. The 4th pāda lays down that if there are two saṅkrāntis in one lunar month an intercalary month is required and that the intercalary is the latter of the two There were two methods of naming adhimāsa, one was to give to the adhimāsa the name of the next following month, the second was to give to an adhimāsa the name of the preceding month, in these days it is the first method that is followed The कालनिर्णयकारिका 18 says 'साङ्गोंऽधिमासोऽसंक्रान्त सोऽन्तर्भवति चोत्तरे', हे on काल p 32 says ' अविमातस्योचरमासपूजोर्ध्वत्वाद्रुत्तरमाससंज्ञा'. Vide App. to E I. vol XIX-XXIII for first Pauṣa