History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.9

v6.c82.9

In the Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa the word Kāla is often used in the sense of ‘time’ or ‘proper time’⁶⁵³ e g. ‘he (Rudra angry because he was excluded from a share in offerings) flew up towards the north at the time when *sviṣṭakṛt* offering was to be made’ (I. 7. 3. 3); Prajāpati (when cattle approached him) said ‘whenever you may get anything at the (proper) time or at an improper time you may eat it’ (II. 4 2 4)