History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c40.104

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c40.104

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Food cooked only for oneself and not for offering to gods or guests should not be eaten (Gaut. 17. 19, Manu IV. 213). This is called *saṁskāra-duṣṭa* (forbidden on account of the absence of purificatory rites) by the Smṛtyarthasāra p. 68. The largest number of injunctions are concerned with *parigrahaduṣṭa* (food which may be good in itself but is forbidden because of its coming from the hands of or being owned by certain persons). The following is a fairly comprehensive list of such persons compiled from Āp. Dh. S. I. 6. 18. 16-33 and I. 6. 19. 1, Gaut. 15. 18 and 17. 17-18, Vas. Dh. S. 14. 2-11, Manu IV. 205-220, Yāj.

Linked texts (6)

Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
Āpastambadharmasūtra — Āpastamba, Sanskrit
Vasiṣṭhadharmasūtra — Vasiṣṭha, Sanskrit
Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit
Gautamadharmasūtra — Gautama (dharmasūtrakāra), Sanskrit
Smṛtyarthasāra — Śrīdhara (Smṛtyarthasāra), Sanskrit