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# Vaishnava Dharmashastra 51.73

Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra 51.73

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [51.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu.51.73)

na bhakṣayati yo māṃsaṃ vidhiṃ hitvā piśācavat  
sa loke priyatāṃ yāti vyādhibhiś ca na pīḍyate //

> He who transgresses not the law and eats not flesh like a Pisâka, is beloved by men and remains free from disease.  
> — Julius Jolly 1880, The Institutes of Vishnu

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## Translations (1)

- [The Institutes of Vishnu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu~en-jolly.51.73) — Julius Jolly 1880, English

## Linked texts (1)

- [Mānava Dharmaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.5.50) — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit

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