Āśvalāyanagṛhyasūtra

Āśvalāyanagṛhyasutra is a Kalpaśāstra text used to perform various Vedic/Hindu rituals, rites, ceremonies and Saṃskāras particularly domestic rituals in households ranging from conception to death of a person. It is a Smṛti text based on the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa of the Ṛgveda. It is part of the 6 Vedāṅgas (Imagined body parts of the Vedic texts in the form of a person that is Vedapuruṣa) which are listed as Chanda (Feet of the Vedas), Kalpa (Hands), Jyotiṣa (Eyes), Nirukta (Ears), Śikṣā (Nose), Vyākaraṇa (Mouth). The text consists of 4 Adhyāyas (chapters). This Ms. lacks an ending. This Ms. is written 7–10 lines per folio. Folios have been eaten by worms in many places. Cover page contains some other title. Back page is blank. There are double red vertical margins on each side of the folio. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out.