History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c89.71

v7.c89.71

1172b Vasordhārā (literally a stream of wealth) Vide H. of Dh. vol. II. p. 1253 n 2696 for it. It is described at great length in Rājanīti-prakāśa pp 447-457, quoting Devīpurāna, and in Kṛtyakalpataru (Rājadharmakāṇḍa p. 201-212) quoting Bhaviṣya It is an ancient idea, as Tai. S. V. 4. 8 mentions it 'वसोर्धारां जुहोति वसोर्मे धाराऽसदिति &c.'. The शान्तिमयूख p 43 prescribes the following mantras in Vasordhārā, viz. 9 mantras of the hymn beginning with 'Agnim-īḷe' (Rg. I 1. 1-9), the six mantras in Rg. I 154. 1-6 (Vī nor-nu kam), the 15 mantras of Rg. II. 33, the nine mantras of Rg. IX 1 (svādisthayā madisthayā), the Mahāvaiśvānarasāma and Jyeṣṭhasāma. On p. 210-11 of the कृत्यकल्प० (राजधर्म) the following verses occur 'वसुर्द्रव्यं घृतं चाज्यममृतं हविष्कामिक्म्। तच्चधारा सदा देया वसोर्धारा हि सा मता। देया धारा सदा वत्स रिपुनाशाय विद्धि ताम् । विच्छेदो नित्यहोमस्य न कार्यस्तु कदाचन॥' अनुशासनपर्व.