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# The Law Code of Devala 24

Devalasmṛti (another edition) 24

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*alt.24)

prāyaścittaṃ samārabhya prāyaścittaṃ tu kārayet  
snānaṃ trikālaṃ kurvīta dhautavāsā jitendriyaḥ

> Having undertaken the penance, he should carry out the penance: / he should bathe at the three periods of the day, wearing washed garments, with his senses subdued,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.24) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.33.24) — Sanskrit

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