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The Law Code of Devala 5.3: Kālanirṇaya (Kālamādhavīya) · Kālasāra · Dharmapradīpa +6

Devalasmṛti (fragments) 5.3

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Sanskrit

5.3

nakṣatradarśanān naktaṃ gṛhasthasya budhaiḥ smṛtam | yater dināṣṭame bhāge tasya rātrau niṣidhyate

I shall explain the penance in detail, O great sages.

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For the householder the wise hold the 'night-meal' (nakta) to begin at the sight of the stars; for the ascetic it is in the eighth part of the day, since for him (eating) at night is forbidden.

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