Verses on Sāṃkhya 3.8
Māṭharavṛtti 3.8
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3.8
paśuvadho 'gniṣṭome mānuṣavadhaḥ gosavavyavasthā sautrāmaṇyāṃ surāpānaṃ raṇḍayā saha svecchālāpaś ca ṛtvijām | kalpasūtre 'nyad apy akṛtyaṃ bhūri kartavyatayopadiśyate | "brahmaṇe brāhmaṇam ālabheta kṣatrāya rājanyaṃ marudbhyo vaiśyaṃ tapase taskaraṃ nārakāya vīrahaṇam"[taittirīyabrāhmaṇa 3 |4 |11, āpastambaśrautasūtra 20 |24 |8] ityādiśravaṇāt |
kiñ ca ---
The slaughter of animals in the Agniṣṭoma, human sacrifice, the arrangement of the Gosava, the drinking of liquor in the Sautrāmaṇī, and the free chatter of the officiating priests with a widow—many other improper acts are also enjoined in the Kalpasūtra as duties to be performed. For one hears: "He should sacrifice a Brahmin to Brahman, a Kṣatriya to the nobility, a Vaiśya to the Maruts, a thief to penance, a slayer of heroes to hell," and so on. Moreover:
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