[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Polity, Pleasure & Law](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti) › [Law and Social-Religious Duty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma) › [Minor extant smṛtis](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti) › [The Law Code of Devala](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala) › 23 # The Law Code of Devala 23 Devalasmṛti 23 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.23) hrāso na vidyate yasya prāyaścittaṃ durātmanaḥ guhyakakṣaśirobhrūṇāṃ kartavyaṃ keśavāpanam > For that wicked person whose penance admits of no diminution, / shaving of the hair on the private parts, armpits, head, and brows must be performed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.22) - [Next: 24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.24) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.23) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.33.23) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.23) · Pramāṇa