History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c28.s2.56

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c28.s2.56

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v2.c28.s2.56

¹³³¹ Penance will be lighter or heavier according to the caste of the adulterer. According to मनु XI. 60 adultery is an उपपातक and the ordinary penance for it is गोव्रत or चान्द्रायण (मनु XI. 118).

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Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit