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(to the manes), worships Vasudeva with sesamum,
offers up (part of) the same in fire, gives to Brah-
mazzas of it, and eats (the remainder himself) he is
purified from his sins.
20. (If) on the twelfth day of the dark half follow-
ing on the full moon day of the month Magha, (the
moon enters Aravazza), he must keep a fast till the
moon has entered that asterism, and place two lamps
with two large wicks near (an image of) Vasudeva ;
21. Placing on the right hand (of the image of
Vasudeva, and kindling, a lamp) containing one
hundred and eight Palas of clarified butter, with an
entire piece of cloth (together with the fringes) dyed
with saffron (as wick) in it;
22. (And placing) on its left, (and kindling, a lamp)
containing one hundred and eight Palas of sesamum
oil, with an entire piece of white cloth (as wick)
in it.
23. He who has performed this rite obtains ex-
quisite happiness, in whatever kingdom, in whatever
province, and in whatever race he may be born
again.
24. He who gives daily during the whole month
Asvina clarified butter to Brahmazzas, in order to
please the two Asvins, obtains beauty.
25. He who feeds daily during that month
(three) Brahmazzas with (milk and other) bovine
productions, obtains a kingdom.
26. He who feeds on the Revati day of every
month (three) Brahmazzas with rice boiled in milk
in later works; see Wilson loc. cit. The name of the latter is
derived from the fact that it consists, precisely like the ceremony
described in the present Sutra, of six acts, in all of which Tila, i. e.
sesamum-seeds, forms an essential ingredient.
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(to the manes), worships Vasudeva with sesamum,
offers up (part of) the same in fire, gives to Brah-
mazzas of it, and eats (the remainder himself) he is
purified from his sins.
20. (If) on the twelfth day of the dark half follow-
ing on the full moon day of the month Magha, (the
moon enters Aravazza), he must keep a fast till the
moon has entered that asterism, and place two lamps
with two large wicks near (an image of) Vasudeva ;
21. Placing on the right hand (of the image of
Vasudeva, and kindling, a lamp) containing one
hundred and eight Palas of clarified butter, with an
entire piece of cloth (together with the fringes) dyed
with saffron (as wick) in it;
22. (And placing) on its left, (and kindling, a lamp)
containing one hundred and eight Palas of sesamum
oil, with an entire piece of white cloth (as wick)
in it.
23. He who has performed this rite obtains ex-
quisite happiness, in whatever kingdom, in whatever
province, and in whatever race he may be born
again.
24. He who gives daily during the whole month
Asvina clarified butter to Brahmazzas, in order to
please the two Asvins, obtains beauty.
25. He who feeds daily during that month
(three) Brahmazzas with (milk and other) bovine
productions, obtains a kingdom.
26. He who feeds on the Revati day of every
month (three) Brahmazzas with rice boiled in milk
in later works; see Wilson loc. cit. The name of the latter is
derived from the fact that it consists, precisely like the ceremony
described in the present Sutra, of six acts, in all of which Tila, i. e.
sesamum-seeds, forms an essential ingredient.