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The Law Code of Devala 1.8: Smṛticandrikā · Ācārabhūṣaṇa · Ācāra +3

Devalasmṛti (fragments) 1.8

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Sanskrit

1.8

svayaṃ dhautena kartavyā kriyā dharmyā vipaścitā | na tu nejakadhautena nāhatena ca karhicit

Having approached Devala, best of sages, / who was seated comfortably on the bank of the Indus, all the sages spoke these words:

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A wise man should perform a religious rite in a garment washed by himself, never in one washed by a washerman, nor in an unwashed new one.

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