Purva-Mimamsa in its Sources c31.s12.5

c31.s12.5

*Daiva* Acts, *i.e.*, Acts performed in honour of Deities, should be done during the Northern Solstice of the Sun, during the Brighter Fortnight and in the Forenoon. (Sū. 6.8.23); all *Pitrya* Acts—in honour of *Pitṛs*—should be done during the Darker Fortnight, and in the afternoon, (Sū. 6.8.25);—(3) at the *Jyotiṣṭoma* and other Sacrifices, the observance of ‘Living on milk’ is compulsory and essential—(Sū. 6.8.28); but the observance of the rule of ‘Eating in the latter part of the night’ is not essential—(Sū. 6.8. 29).—(4) The animal sacrificed at the Sacrifice must be a *goat*, (Sū. 6.8. 30—42).