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# Manava Dharmashastra 3.207

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 3.207

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.207](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.3.207)

avakāśeṣu cokṣeṣu jalatīreṣu caiva hi  
vivikteṣu ca tuṣyanti dattena pitaraḥ sadā //

> The manes are always pleased with offerings made in open, naturally pure places, on the banks of rivers, and in secluded spots.  
> — Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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## Translations (1)

- [The Laws of Manu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu~en-buhler.3.207) — Georg Bühler 1886, English

## Commentaries (2)

- [Manubhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!medhatithi.3.207) — Medhātithi, Sanskrit
- [Manuṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu!govindaraja.6.1.206) — Govindarāja, Sanskrit

## Linked texts (1)

- [Kūrmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.kurma.2.22.15) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit

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