The Law Code of Devala 1.12: Kṛtyakalpataru · Madanapārijāta · Mahānibandha +2
Devalasmṛti (fragments) 1.12
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.12
avigandhā rasopetā nirmalāḥ pṛthivīgatāḥ | akṣīṇāś caiva goḥ pānād āpaḥ śuddhatarāḥ smṛtāḥ || uddhṛtā vā praśasyante śuddhaiḥ pātrair yathāvidhi | ekarātroṣitās tās tu tyajed āpaḥ samuddhṛtāḥ
Having approached Devala, best of sages, / who was seated comfortably on the bank of the Indus, all the sages spoke these words:
Water on the ground that does not smell, has taste, is clear and is not exhausted by a cow's drinking is held the purest; or water drawn duly in pure vessels is praised; but water drawn and kept overnight one should throw away.
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Linked texts (5)
- Mahānibandha
- Kṛtyakalpataru — Lakṣmīdhara Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Madanapārijāta — Viśveśvarabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Cakranārāyaṇīyanibandha — Viśvambharatrivedin 1600, Sanskrit
- Ācārendu — Tryambaka Māṭe 1813, Sanskrit