History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c89.48

v7.c89.48

¹¹⁶² महाशान्ति The com of नारायण explains that महाशान्ति means विनायकशान्ति and नवग्रहशान्ति It is doubtful whether these two were known to the author of the शाङ्खायनगृह्य, the कौशिकसूत्र (39.27, 43 5 and 44 6) prescribes a महाशान्ति which is different. कौशिक 43 5 is वास्तोष्पत्यादीनि महाशान्तिमावपते and कौशिक 8. 23 prescribes 'इहैव भवमिह यातृ, यमो मृत्यु, सत्यं वृहदित्यनुवाकौ वास्तोष्पतीयानि.' These are अथर्व III 12 1 (इहैव ध्रुवाम्), VI, 73.1 (एह यातु), VI 93 1 (यमो मृत्यु), XII. 1 (सत्यं बृहत्) This last अनुवाक has 63 verses. Among later medieval works the शान्तिमयूख (pp 106-108) describes an elaborate महाशान्ति