Vaishnava Dharmashastra 52.14
Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra 52.14
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52.14
dattvaivāpahṛtaṃ dravyaṃ dhanikasyāpy upāyataḥ
prāyaścittaṃ tataḥ kuryāt kalmaṣasyāpanuttaye //
Though a thief may have restored to the owner the stolen property (either openly or) in some indirect manner, he must still perform a penance, in order to purify himself from guilt.
Translations (1)
- The Institutes of Vishnu — Julius Jolly 1880, English