History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.872
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.872
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(6) As usual the lunar months for religious purposes would commence from the moment of new moon and would be named after the saura month in which the new moon falls. If there be two new moons during the period of a *Saura month*, the lunar month beginning from the first new moon is the *adhika* or *mala māsa* and the lunar month beginning from the moment of the second new moon is the *śuddha* or *nija māsa* as usual.