[Advaita-l] Yama dIpadAna on trayodashI

[Anand Hudli via Advaita-l]

Here is the mantra with which one has to offer a lighted oil lamp to yama
on the evening of the trayodashI day, prior to dIpAvali. The lamp must be
offered to yama (i.e. placed) outside the house and must face the south.

(तिलतैलसहितं दीपं गन्धाक्षतपुष्पैरलंकृतं गृहाद्बहिर्दक्षिणस्यां दिशि निधाय
मन्त्रं पठेत्।)
मृत्युना पाशदण्डाभ्यां कालेन श्यामया युतः। त्रयोदश्यां दीपदानात्सूर्यजः
प्रीयतां मम॥
अनेन दीपदानेन यमः प्रीयताम् ।


Anand