Note 81 — Chapter I · NATURE POWERS.
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Amávásya:—On the 15th day of the dark half of every month, oblations are given to the Manes of the dead.81 The commencement of a good deed, journey to a distant place, and the ploughing of land are postponed on the no-moon day of a month.82 Sanyásis are enjoined to get their beard shaved on the Paurnima and Amávásya days only.83