History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.247
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.247
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*Cakrī.* According to Uśanas (22-23) he is the offspring of a clandestine union between a śūdra male and a vaiśya female and subsists by (selling) oil and oilcakes or salt. He seems to be the same as tailika. Hārīta (quoted by Aparārka p. 279) mentions him. According to Brahmapurāṇa quoted by Aparārka p. 1177 he is one who presses sesame. According to Vaik. (X. 13) he is the offspring of a secret love affair between a vaiśya male and a brāhmaṇa female and engages in the sale of salt and oil.
Linked texts (4)
- Brahmapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Hāritasmṛti (Laghu- and Vṛddha-Hārīta) — Hārīta, Sanskrit
- Vaikhānasasmārtasūtra — Vikhanas, Sanskrit
- Auśanasasmṛti — Uśanas (Śukra), Sanskrit