Āśvalāyana
historical figure · 1 work · 7 mentions · 16 anchored passages
in the texts
Vīramitrodaya
A ritualist-authority quoted on the fortnight and lunar mansion appropriate for tonsure, thread ceremony, and marriage, and on the aṣṭakā rites.
" Āśvalāyana states their application:
In Bhādrapada also, it is on Śravaṇa, Hasta, or Pañcamī, because in the sūtra of Āśvalāyana, after stating the month, *nakṣatra*, and *tithi*, when another month is stated, it is logical that only the previously stated month is superseded, due to the subordinate similarity, as it comes to mind more quickly, not the *nakṣatra*, etc.
From the sūtra of Āśvalāyana, which begins with "On Śrāvaṇī Paurṇamāsī, the Śravaṇākarma," and says, "when the sun has set, having cooked the *sthālīpāka*.