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# Apastambasmriti 9.20

Āpastambasmṛti 9.20

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [9.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.apastamba.9.20)

agnyagāre gavāṃ goṣṭhe brāhmaṇānāñca sannidhau  
svādhyāye bhojane caiva pādukānāṃ visarjanam

> In the fire sanctuary, in a cowpen, and in the presence of Brahmins, / during Vedic recitation, and at a meal, casting off shoes \[is required\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.apastamba~en-mt.9.20) — English, machine translation

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- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.20.21) — Sanskrit

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