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VISHNU.
XIX, 9.
bite Nimba leaves between their teeth, and having stepped upon the stone threshold, they must enter the house,
9. Then they must throw unbroken grains into the fire.
10. On the fourth day they must collect the bones that have been left.
II. And they must throw them into water from the Ganges.
12. As many bones of a man are contained in the water of the Ganges, so many thousands of years will he reside in heaven.
13. While the term of impurity lasts, they must continually offer a libation of water and a ball of rice to the deceased.
14. And they must eat food which has been bought, or which they have received unsolicited.
15. And they must eat no meat. 16. And they must sleep on the ground. 17. And they must sleep apart.
18. When the impurity is over, they must walk forth from the village, have their beards shaved, and having cleansed themselves with a paste of sesamum, or with a paste of mustard-seed, they must change their dress and re-enter the house.
19. There, after reciting a propitiatory prayer, they must honour the Brâhmanas.
13. The duration of the impurity varies according to the caste &c. of the deceased. See XXII.
14. The particle ka, according to Nand., indicates that factitious salt must also not be used by them, as stated in a Smriti.
15. Nand. refers the particle ka to an implied prohibition to eat fish, which he quotes from a text of Gautama (not found in his Institutes).
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| SR No. | 007671 |
| Book Title | Zend Avesta Part 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | James Darmesteter |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1895 |
| Total Pages | 2695 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 49 MB |