[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) › [Vaishnava Dharmashastra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu) › 21.1 # Vaishnava Dharmashastra 21.1 Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra 21.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [21.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu.21.1) athāśaucavyapagame susnātaḥ suprakṣālitapāṇipādaḥ svācāntas tv evaṃvidhān eva brāhmaṇān yathāśakti udaṅmukhān gandhamālyavastrālaṃkārādibhiḥ pūjitān bhojayet || > Now then, (on the day) after the impurity is over, let him bathe duly (during the recitation of Mantras), wash his hands and feet duly, and sip water duly, (and having invited some Brâhmanas), as many as possible, who must cleanse themselves in the same way and turn their faces towards the north, let him bestow presents of perfumes, garlands, clothes and other things (a lamp, frankincense, and the like) upon them, and hospitably entertain them. > — Julius Jolly 1880, The Institutes of Vishnu - [Previous: 20.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu.20.53) - [Next: 21.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu.21.2) - [Up: 21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu.21) ## Translations (1) - [The Institutes of Vishnu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu~en-jolly.21.1) — Julius Jolly 1880, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu.21.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu.21.1) · Pramāṇa