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# Vyasasmriti 2.43

Vyāsasmṛti 2.43

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa.2.43)

catasraścādimā rātrīḥ parvavacca vivarjayet  
gacchedyugmāsu rātrīṣu pauṣṇapitrarkṣarākṣasān

> He should avoid the first four nights, as well as the nodal days; / he should approach \[her\] on the even nights, \[avoiding\] the asterisms of Puṣan, the ancestors, and the rākṣasas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vyasa~en-mt.2.43) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Vedavyāsasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.87) — Sanskrit
- [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.115.43) — Sanskrit

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