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