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# The Law Code of Devala 69

Devalasmṛti (another edition) 69

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala*alt.69)

tilahomaṃ prakurvīta japaṃ kuryādatandritaḥ  
viṣṇo rarāṭamantreṇa prāyaścittī viśudhyati

> One should offer a sesamum sacrifice and tirelessly murmur \[mantras\]; / with the 'Forehead of Viṣṇu' mantra, one performing penance becomes purified.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.33.69) — Sanskrit

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