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Matsya Purana 228.22

Matsyapurāṇa 228.22

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Sanskrit

228.22

prathame dinayāme ca rātrau vā manujottama!.
haste svātau ca citrāyāmāditye cāśvine tathā .. 228.21 ..

If he be a Kṣattriya, he would be fined Madhyama Sâhasa, if a Vaiṣya he would be fined Prathama Sâhasa and if a Sûdra he would be fined half of it One who defiles a Brâhmaṇa by making him eat any thing unworthy should also be fined 1060 Panas, if he does so with a Kṣattriya the fine should be 405 Panas, if he does so with a Vaiśya the Âgneyī Śānti should be performed when any untoward things happen before daybreak or during the night time in the first Yāma when Hasta, Svâti, Chitrâ or Aśvinī asterisms are seen with the Sun in the north-western corner, or when in the second Yāma of day or night Pusyâ, Viśâkhâ, and Bharanī star go with the Sun and ominous signs are seen in the south eastern corner.—21-23

A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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