The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v2.c30.s14.1.5

v2.c30.s14.1.5

There are also a number of minor offerings to propitiate the quarters, to win the seasons, for Aditi or the Ādityas, and the Maruts or the All-gods. In Jyaisṭha follows in the next year the ceremony of the cutting of the hair, the Keçavapanīya, which may be followed by two Vyuṣṭi offerings a fortnight later, and the Kṣatradhṛti, a month later, a rite interesting as it is connected with the ruin of the Kurus.¹ The fees are exaggerated beyond measure, even 240,000 cows being given.