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L, 29.
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19. And 1 let him give assistance to a cow that has met with an accident (such as getting into a slough, or falling into a pit).
20. And let him preserve them from the attacks of lions and tigers and other) dangers.
21. Let him not seek shelter himself against cold (and hot winds) and similar dangers, without having previously protected the cows against them.
22. Let him wash himself with cow-urine (three times a day);
23. And 1 let him subsist upon the (five) productions of a cow :
24. This is the Govrata (cow rite), which must be performed by him who has (unintentionally) killed a cow (belonging to a Kshatriya).
25. If a man has killed an elephant (intentionally), he must give five black (nila) bulls.
26. If he has killed (unintentionally) a horse, he must give a garment.
27. If he has intentionally) killed an ass, he must give a bull one year old.
28. The same if he has (intentionally) killed a ram or a goat.
29. If he has intentionally) killed a camel, he must give one Krishnala of gold.
precept of Parâsara, that he should drink water when the cows drink, and lie down when they lie down.
19. According to Nand., the particle ka here implies another precept of Parâsara, that he should not take notice of a cow grazing or drinking water upon his own ground or that of another.
23. 1. The particle ka implies that he should also mutter the Gomatî hymn, as Sâtâtapa says.' (Nand.)
25. 'He is called a black bull whose colour is red, whose mouth and tail are of a yellowish-white colour, and whose hoofs and horns are white.' (Yagtiapârsva, quoted by Nand.)
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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 |