The Law Code of Yājñavalkya 3.1.76

Mitākṣarā (Ṛjumitākṣarā) 3.1.76

Language: Sanskrit

3.1.76

evaṃ yena yenopādhinā ātmahananaṃ śāstrato 'bhyanujñāyate tattadvyatiriktamārgeṇātmahanane śrāddhādyaurdhvadehikeṣu niṣiddheṣu kiṃ punas teṣāṃ kāryam ity apekṣāyāṃ vṛddhayājñavalkya-chāgaleyābhyām uktam |

Thus, while suicide is permitted by the scripture under certain specific conditions, when suicide occurs by a means other than those, and śrāddha and other post-death rites are prohibited, what then should be done for them? In response to this inquiry, Vṛddhayājñavalkya and Chāgaleya have stated:
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