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# Agnipurana 158.66

Agnipurāṇa 158.66

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [158.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.158.66)

śāvāntaḥ śāva āyāte(1) pūrvāśaucena śuddhyati /  
guruṇā laghu bādhyeta laghunā naiva tadguru //

> When a death occurs within the period of ritual impurity for a death, one becomes pure by the first ritual impurity. / A lighter \[period\] is superseded by a heavier one; a heavier one is never \[superseded\] by a lighter.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.158.66) — English, machine translation

## Other recensions (1)

- [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.158.66) — Sanskrit

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