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Brahmakurca-The sinner fasts on one day and on the next day mixes up the pañcagavyas with Vedic mantras and drinks with mantras.1
Regarding details we may note2
Gomutra to be taken with Gayatris
Gomaya to be taken with the mantra Gandhadvāram4
Milk with Apyāyasva5
Curds with Dadhikravāņo
Ghee with Tejosi
Kuśa water with devasya tva
Prayaścitta Viveka quotes Jābāla and cites another view regarding Brahmakurca.
Total fast for the whole day and night, particularly on a full moon day and then drinks Pañca, Gavya the next morning.9
Candrayāņa-It is an old penanace. According to Baudhāyana Dharma Sutra,10 it is of two kinds-Yavamadhya and Pipilikā....
1. Vijñaneswara's commentary on Yajnavalkya IlI. 314
2. Samkha is quoted in Prayścittaviveka p. 515 and he defines Brahmakurca Vrata as follows:
गायत्र्यादाय गोमूत्र गन्धद्वारेति गोमयम् । आप्यायस्वेति वै क्षीरं दधिक्रान्नेति वै दधि ॥ तेजोऽसीतिः घृतचैव देवस्य त्वा कुशोदकम् । गोमूत्रभागस्तस्यार्द्ध शकृत् क्षीरस्य च त्रयम् ॥ द्वयं दध्नो घृतस्यैकमेकञ्च कुशवारिणः। ब्रह्मकूर्चमिदं नाम व्रतं सर्वाधसूदनम् ॥ 3. Rgveda III. 62.10
4. Taittiriya Aranyaka X,1
5. Rgveda 1.91.16
6. Rgveda IV. 9.6
7. Vajasaiyasamhita-22.1
8. Vjasaneyi Samhita 22.1. Aitareya Brahmana 37.3
9. Jbilasmṛti
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10. Baudhayana Dharma Sutra-III, 8.33
