[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Polity, Pleasure & Law](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti) › [Law and Social-Religious Duty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma) › [Propitiatory rites](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.santi) › [Shantikamalakara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.santi.santikamalakara) › 10.17 # Shantikamalakara 10.17 Śāntikamalākara 10.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [10.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.santi.santikamalakara.10.17) tadhāmāṃ vaha kalyāṇi patni putrādibhi ssaheti . gartecata yaiva mṛdāpūrite mṛdādike uttamaṃ sāmye . madhyamaṃ nyūnatvetva dhamaṃ phalaṃ vidadyāt . garto paribhūmiṃ gomaye nopalipya . śukla puṣpa gaṃdhākṣatai rbhūṣayet .. 17 > so bear me, O auspicious one, together with my wife, sons, and others!" > And when the pit is filled with that very earth, an excess of earth produces the best result, equality produces a middling \[result\], while a deficiency produces the lowest result. > Having smeared the ground above the pit with cow dung, > he should decorate it with white flowers, perfume, and unbroken rice grains. 17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.santi.santikamalakara.10.16) - [Next: 10.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.santi.santikamalakara.10.18) - [Up: 10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.santi.santikamalakara.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.santi.santikamalakara~en-mt.10.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.santi.santikamalakara.10.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.santi.santikamalakara.10.17) · Pramāṇa