Sacred Laws of Aryas

SR No.: 007687
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Gorge Buhler
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1897
Total Pages: 1979
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 36 MB

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XXIV, 1.
PENANCES.
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28. If (the abuse) was merited, (he shall offer) burnt-oblations, reciting (the Mantras) addressed to Varuna and (the hymns) revealed by Manu.
29. Some (declare, that) an untruth (spoken) at the time of marriage, during dalliance, in jest or while (one suffers severe) pain is venial.
30. But (that is) certainly not (the case) when (the untruth) concerns a Guru.
31. For if he lies in his heart only to a Guru regarding small matters even, he destroys (himself), seven descendants, and seven ancestors.
32. For intercourse with a female (of one) of the lowest castes, he shall perform a Krikkhra penance during one year.
33. (For committing the same sin) undesignedly, (he shall perform the same penance) during twelve (days and) nights.
34. For connection with a woman during her courses, (he shall perform the same penance) for three (days and) nights.
CHAPTER XXIV. 1. A secret penance (must be performed) by him whose sin is not publicly known.
ferable, is also confirmed by the commentary, where the words are explained, trirâtraparatayâ parena trirâtram.
28. According to Haradatta the texts addressed to Varuna are yatkim kedam, Taitt. Samh. III, 4, II, 6; imam me varuna, tattva yâmi, Taitt. Samh. II, 1, 11, 6; and ava te helo, Taitt. Samh. I, 5, 11, 3. The hymns seen by Manu are Rig-veda VIII, 27–31.
29. Manu VII, 112.
32. Âpastamba I, 10, 28, 10-11. Regarding the Krikkhra penance, see below, chapter XXVI.
34. Manu XI, 174; Yâgñavalkya III, 288. XXIV. 1. Manu XI, 248; Yâgñavalkya III, 301.
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