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XI, 153.
PENANCES FOR MINOR OFFENCES.
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149. He who has touched spirituous liquor, has given it away, or received it in accordance with the rule, or has drunk water left by a Sadra, shall drink during three days water in which Kusa-grass has been boiled.
150. But when a Brâhmana who has partaken of Soma-juice, has smelt the odour exhaled by a drinker of Surâ, he becomes pure by thrice suppressing his breath in water, and eating clarified butter.
151. (Men of) the three twice-born castes who have unintentionally swallowed ordure or urine, or anything that has touched Surâ, must be initiated
again.
152. The tonsure, (wearing) the sacred girdle, (carrying) a staff, going to beg, and the vows (incumbent on a student), are omitted on the second initiation of twice-born men.
153. But he who has eaten the food of men, whose food must not be eaten, or the leavings of women and Sudras, or forbidden flesh, shall drink barley(-gruel) during seven (days and) nights.
149. According to the rule,' i. e. 'pronouncing a benediction (on the giver),' (Gov., Kull., Nár., Ragh.), or at a Sautrâmanî sacrifice' (Nand.).
150. Gaut. XXIII, 6; Vi. LI, 25. 151. Gaut. XXIII, 3; Vas. XX, 20; Vi. LI, 2; Yagñ. III, 235.
152. Vas. XX, 18; Baudh. II, 1, 20; VI. LI, 5. "The vows,' i. e. 'serving the fire, avoiding meat, honey and so forth ' (Gov., Kull., Ragh.), and 'the Veda-vows' (Nar.).
153. Vas. XIV, 33; Vi. LI, 50, 54, 56. See above, IV, 222, where another penance is prescribed for unknowingly eating food given by persons whose food must not be eaten. According to Kull. the two penances may be performed optionally, but according to Medh. and Nar. this rule refers to an offence committed intentionally.
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