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# The Law Code of Devala 20

Devalasmṛti 20

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.20)

cāndrāyaṇaṃ tvāhitāgneḥ parākastvatha vā bhavet  
cāndrāyaṇaṃ parākaṃ ca caretsaṃvatsaroṣitaḥ

> A Cāndrāyaṇa or a Parāka is \[prescribed\] for one who keeps the sacred fire; / one who has stayed for a year should perform both a Cāndrāyaṇa and a Parāka.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.20) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.33.20) — Sanskrit

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