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II, 8, 18. HOUSEHOLDER; FUNERAL-OBLATIONS.
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night), except if an eclipse of the moon takes place.
Prasna II, Patala 8, Khanda 18. 1. He shall avoid butter, butter-milk, oil-cake, honey, meat.
2. And black grain (such as kulittha), food given by Sadras, or by other persons, whose food is not considered fit to be eaten.
3. And food unfit for oblations, speaking an untruth, anger, and (acts or words) by which he might excite anger. He who desires a (good) memory, fame, wisdom, heavenly bliss, and prosperity, shall avoid these twelve (things and acts);
4. Wearing a dress that reaches from the navel to the knees, bathing morning, noon, and evening, living on food that has not been cooked at a fire, never seeking the shade, standing (during the day), and sitting (during the night), he shall keep this vow for one year. They declare, that (its merit) is equal to that of a studentship continued for forty-eight years.
5. (Now follows) the daily funeral-oblation.
6. Outside the village pure (men shall) prepare (the food for that rite) in a pure place.
therefore former commentators have not explained it.'-Haradatta.
18. 1. Sätras 1-4 contain rules for a vow to be kept for the special objects mentioned in Sätras 3 and 4 for one year only. Haradatta (on Sûtra 4) says that another commentator thinks that Sûtras 1-3 prescribe one vow, and Sūtra 4 another, and that the latter applies both to householders and students. A passage from Baudhâ yana is quoted in support of this latter view.
5. Manu III, 82 seq.
6. The term 'pure (men) is used in order to indicate that they must be so particularly, because, by II, 2, 3, 1, purity has already been prescribed for cooks.
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| SR No. | 007687 |
| Book Title | Sacred Laws of Aryas |
| 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 |