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The Law Code of Yājñavalkya 3.4.26

Mitākṣarā (Ṛjumitākṣarā) 3.4.26

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3.4.26

apramatto vākcakṣurādicāpalarahito bhaikṣaṃ caret | vasiṣṭhena atra viśeṣo darśitaḥ: saptāgārāṇy asaṃkalpitāni cared bhaikṣam (VaDh 10.6) iti | sāyāhne ahnaḥ pañcame bhāge | tathā ca manuḥ |

"Attentive" means free from fickleness of speech, eyes, and other organs; he should beg for alms. Here, Vasiṣṭha has shown a specific rule: "He should beg for alms at seven houses not previously planned" (VaDh 10.6). "In the late afternoon," that is, during the fifth division of the day. And so Manu says:

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