[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) › 59 # The Law Code of Devala 59 Devalasmṛti 59 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.59) mātā mlecchatvamāgacchetpitaro vā kathaṃcana asūtakaṃ ca naṣṭasya devalasya vaco yathā > If a mother or father should somehow become a Mleccha, / there is no death-impurity for one who is lost, according to the word of Devala. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.58) - [Next: 60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.60) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala~en-mt.59) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.33.59) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala.59) · Pramāṇa