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The Law Code of Devala 46

Devalasmṛti 46

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Sanskrit

46

punaḥ prāpya svakaṃ deśaṃ cāturvarṇyasya niṣkṛtiḥ
kṛcchramekaṃ caredviprastadardhaṃ kṣattriyaścaret
pādonaṃ ca caredvaiśyaḥ śūdraḥ pādena śudhyati

the expiation of the four castes upon regaining their own country: / a Brahmin should perform one Kṛcchra, a Kṣatriya half of that, / a Vaiśya three-quarters, and a Śūdra is purified by a quarter.

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