[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) › 25.14 # Vaishnava Dharmashastra 25.14 Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra 25.14 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [25.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu.25.14) mṛte bhartari brahmacaryaṃ tadanv ārohaṇaṃ vā || > After the death of her husband, to preserve her chastity, or to ascend the pile after him. > — Julius Jolly 1880, The Institutes of Vishnu - [Previous: 25.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu.25.13) - [Next: 25.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu.25.15) - [Up: 25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu.25) ## Translations (1) - [The Institutes of Vishnu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu~en-jolly.25.14) — Julius Jolly 1880, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu.25.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu.25.14) · Pramāṇa