nakshatra

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Updated: May 21, 2025

"Now follows the attainment of the highest treasure, i.e., spirit. If a man meditates on that highest treasure, let him on a full moon or a new moon, or in the bright fortnight, under an auspicious Nakshatra, at one of these proper times, bending his right knee, offer oblations of ghee with a ladle, after having placed the fire, swept the ground, strewn the sacred grass, and sprinkled water.

- Sacred Books of the East