[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) › 49 # The Law Code of Devala 49 Devalasmṛti 49 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.49) abhakṣyabhakṣaṇaṃ kuryāttasyāḥ śuddhiḥ kathaṃ bhavet kṛcchraṃ sāṃtapanaṃ śuddhirghṛtairyoneśca pācanam > \[If\] she should consume forbidden food, how could her purification take place? / The Sāṃtapana penance is the purification, and cleansing the womb with clarified butter. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.48) - [Next: 50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.50) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.49) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.33.49) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.49) · Pramāṇa