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# Agnipurana 157.2

Agnipurāṇa 157.2

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [157.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.157.2)

janane ca tathā śuddhirbrāhmaṇānāṃ bhṛgūttama /  
dvādaśāhena rājanyaḥ pakṣādvaiśyo 'tha māsataḥ //

> and purification occurs in the same way on childbirth for Brahmins, O best of the Bhṛgus. / A kṣatriya \[becomes pure\] through twelve days, a vaiśya through a fortnight, and a śūdra  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.157.2) — English, machine translation

## Other recensions (1)

- [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.157.2) — Sanskrit

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