The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.47.9

Bhāratabhāvadīpa 13.47.9

Language: Sanskrit

13.47.9

avihitamapyaniṣiddhaṃ cettatrāha - śūdrāmiti | kūṣmāṇḍairjuhuyādyo'pūta iva manyeta yathā steno yathā bhrūṇahaivameṣa bhavati yo'yonau retaḥ siñcatīti kṣatriyāyāṃ vaiśyāyāṃ cotpannasya sākṣādvā katipayapuruṣavyavadhānādvā brāhmaṇyalābho dṛśyate iti tayorasti yonitvaṃ śūdrāyāstvatathātvādayonitvaṃ tatastasyāṃ retaḥseke prāyaścittī bhavatyeva kūṣmāṇḍaiḥ yaddevā devaheḍanamiti yajurvedaprasiddhairmantraviśeṣaiḥ | anenaiva vidhinā vedena dṛṣṭena karmaṇā prāyaścittamātmana icchati prāyaścittīyate anyathā'dhogatiṃ yātītyarthaḥ ||

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Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit