History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c6.s16.t1.4

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There are several works styled Atri-smṛti or saṁhitā in the mss. One of them is in six chapters on secret prāyaścittas, gifts, pitṛmedha and ācāra (vide I. O. Cat., p. 381, No. 1308). There is another work styled Atrisamhita printed in Jivananda's collection (part I. pp. 13-46). It contains about 400 verses and deals with the following topics:— importance of honouring *guru*, duties of four castes; purifications of several *malas*; virtues of Brāhmaṇās such as śauca, anasūyā; definition of *iṣṭa* and *pūrta*, ten yamas and niyamas; importance of sons; adopted sons, prāyaścittas for taking forbidden food or drink and for other transgressions, impurity on birth and death; cāndrāyaṇa, Kṛcra, Sāntapana; gifts; purifications from avoidable contacts with rajasvalā &c.; Śrāddha and the Brāhmaṇas to be invited for it.