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# Apastambasmriti 6.4

Āpastambasmṛti 6.4

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.apastamba.6.4)

nīlīraktaṃ yadā vastraṃ brāhmaṇo'ṅgeṣu dhārayet  
ahorātroṣito bhūtvā pañcagavyena śudhyati

> When a Brahmin wears indigo-dyed cloth on his limbs, / having fasted for a day and night, he is purified by pañcagavya.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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