History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c40.52

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The most elaborate rules are laid down about what food should or should not be eaten and from whom food may or may not be taken. These rules occur in most of the smṛtis. It would be impossible to do justice to all of them. The following smṛtis deal with this matter at length. Gaut. 17, Āp. Dh. S. I. 5. 16. 17-I. 6. 19; Vas. Dh. S. 14, Manu VI. 207-223, Yāj. I. 167-181. The Śāntiparva chapters 36 and 78, the Kūrmapurāṇa (uttarārdha chap. 17), Padma (ādikhaṇḍa chap. 56), and several other purāṇas deal with this topic. Among the digests the Sm. C. II. pp. 418-429, the Gṛ. R. pp. 334-395, the Madanapārijāta pp. 337-343, the Smṛtimuktāphala (āhnika pp. 433-451), the Āhnikaprakāśa pp. 488-550 contain very exhaustive treatment. An attempt will be made to present the rules in an orderly manner.