[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v3.c43.62 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c43.62 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c43.62 - **Language:** English ### [v3.c43.62](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c43.62) The general rule was that gifts were not to be made at night. But there are several exceptions. Atri 327 states that a gift even at night is commended on the occasions of eclipses, marriages, saṁkrāntis and the birth of a child. Devala²⁰¹¹ quoted in Par. M. I. part I, p. 194 has a similar verse and the Par. M. adds that only on the Cancer and Capricorn saṁkrāntis are gifts allowed to be made at night. - [Previous: v3.c43.61](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c43.61) - [Next: v3.c43.63](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c43.63) - [Up: v3.c43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c43) ## Cites (2) - [Atrismṛti (Atrisaṃhitā)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri-works.atri) — Atri, Sanskrit - [Devalasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.devala) — Devala, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c43.62](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v3.c43.62) · Pramāṇa