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VISHNU.
XC, 15.
thapada (or Bhadrapada) the moon is seen in conjunction with the lunar asterism Uttaraproshthapada (or Uttarabhâdrapadâ), and he gives a cow (to a Brâhmana) on that day, he is cleansed from every sin.
15. If on the full moon day of the month Ásvayuga (or Asvina) the moon is seen in conjunction with the lunar asterism Asvini, and he gives a vessel filled with clarified butter, and gold (to a Brâhmana) on that day, he obtains an excellent digestive faculty.
16. If on the full moon day of the month Karttika the moon enters the lunar asterism Krittikâ, and he bestows on that day, at the time of moonrise, upon a Brâhmana, a white bull, or one of a different colour, together with all sorts of grains, all sorts of jewels, and all sorts of perfumes, after having lighted lamps on both sides (of the bull), he will meet with no danger on perilous roads.
17. If on the third day of the bright half of the month Vaisâkha he worships, after having fasted, Vasudeva (Vishnu) with (one thousand and eight, or one hundred) unbroken grains (of barley, while muttering the Mantra, Om namo bhagavate vâsudevâya ?), and offers up the same in fire, and gives them (to a Brâhmana), he is purified from every sin.
18. And whatever he gives on that day becomes imperishable.
19. If on the twelfth day of the dark half following on the full moon day of the month Pausha, he washes himself, after having kept a fast, with sesamum-seeds, gives water mixed with sesamum
17. See XLIX, 1, note. 19. This is evidently the ceremony which is called Shattiladâna
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| SR No. | 007671 |
| Book Title | Zend Avesta Part 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | James Darmesteter |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1895 |
| Total Pages | 2695 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 49 MB |