Vaishnava Dharmashastra 16.18
Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra 16.18
- Language
- Sanskrit
16.18
brāhmaṇārthe gavārthe vā dehatyāgo 'nupaskṛtaḥ
strībālādyavapattau ca bāhyānāṃ siddhikāraṇam //
Desertion of life, regardless of reward, in order to save a Brâhmana, or a cow, or for the sake of a woman or child, may confer heavenly bliss even upon (members of those) base castes.
Translations (1)
- The Institutes of Vishnu — Julius Jolly 1880, English
Commentaries (2)
- Keśavavaijayantī — Nandapaṇḍita, Sanskrit
- Vaijayantī — Nandapaṇḍita alias Vināyakapaṇḍita, Sanskrit
Linked texts (3)
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — P. V. Kane, English
- Bṛhadviṣṇusmṛti — Viṣṇu Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Prāyaścittaviveka (Śūlapāṇi) — Śūlapāṇi, Sanskrit