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LAWS OF MANU.
the Manu-smriti. The second verse1 bears a faint resemblance to Manu III, 202, as it declares that water offered in vessels of gold, silver, or Udumbara 'becomes imperishable.' The following prose portion has little in common with Manu's rules. Curiously enough, it prescribes that the funeral cakes are to be offered after the guests have finished their meal, a custom which Manu III, 261 attributes to 'some. The section closes with some Slokas?, the last of which is nearly identical with Manu III, 283. The chief difference is, that in the first line the word Sraddhe, at a Sraddha,' occurs instead of snåtva, after his bath.' The second var.lect. samahitah, with a concentrated mind,'instead of dvigottamah,'a Brahmana,'is found in the Southern MSS. of Manu. The next section, which is not numbered in the colophon as Khanda 3, but separately, treats of the Abhyudaya, or Vriddhi-srâddha, the funeral oblations which must be offered on all joyful occasions, such as the celebration of the birth of a son, a wedding, and so forth. As Manu mentions this variety of the Sraddha only incidentally, III, 254, the contents of this Khanda find no counterpart in the Smriti. But among its numerous Slokas one line agrees literally with Manu IX, 186 a*. The fourth and last section of the Kalpa, which is marked as the Parisishta, the addenda, gives miscellaneous rules regarding the times when Sraddhas may be performed, the manner in which the fulfilment of certain special wishes may be secured, and the persons to be entertained on such occasions. It consists chiefly of
सौवर्णेषु च पात्रेषु रानतोवरेषु । दसमक्षय्यतां याति सनोनार्धकृतेन (sic) 1
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A: 11 ' Beginning अप वृद्धिश्राद्धं प्याख्यास्यामः ॥ Colophon, इति मानवसूत्रे अभ्युदयनाउम्॥ • त्रयाणामुदकं कार्यं त्रिषु पिंडः प्रवर्तते ॥
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| SR No. | 007684 |
| Book Title | Vinaya Texts |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | T W Rhys Davids, Hermann Oldenberg |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1881 |
| Total Pages | 2523 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 47 MB |