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The Law Code of Devala 2.4: Kṛtyakalpataru · Ācāra · Anūpavilāsa

Devalasmṛti (fragments) 2.4

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Sanskrit

2.4

śleṣmātako vajraphalī kausumbhaṃ nālamastakān | gṛñjanaṃ ceti śākānām abhakṣyāṇi pracakṣate | palāṇḍuṃ laśunaṃ śuktaṃ niryāsaṃ ceti sarvaśaḥ | kucundaṃ śvetavṛntākaṃ kumbhāṇḍaṃ ca vivarjayet

“Revered sir, how indeed may Brahmins, Kṣatriyas, / Vaiśyas, and Śūdras in order attain purification when carried off by Mlecchas?

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Of vegetables, śleṣmātaka, vajraphalī, safflower, lotus tops and gṛñjana are declared not to be eaten; one should avoid onion, garlic, soured things and exudations altogether, and kucunda, white eggplant and gourd.

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