Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) c9.26

c9.26

The later Smṛtis seem to have attempted to fill up the gaps in the theory of penances and elaborate it casuistically. Thus now besides the killing of a cow the case of more or less serious injury to the same is also taken into consideration. If children, sick persons or women have committed sins they should have to perform only half the same penance. The consulting Brahmans shall give their opinion about the Prāyaścitta for the particular case in writing (Bṛh., Kāty. etc.). Equivalents in money may be always substituted for the penances.