History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.t2.907

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A brāhmaṇa was called upon to tend his Vedic or gṛhya fires. If he went to distant places on pilgrimage this duty would be interfered with. It is provided by Āp.¹⁸⁵⁰ Śr. IV. 16. 18 that even when on a journey the *agnihotrin* has, after turning his face in the direction of his fire altar, to go mentally over the whole procedure of his daily fire worship and the Darśa-pūrṇamāsa. The Gobhila-smṛti II. 157 says the same. The Smṛtikaustubha¹⁸⁵¹ says that this prohibits pilgrimage to holy places beyond the sea or on the borders of Bhāratavarṣa. This text prohibits a brāhmaṇa from going to distant places on pilgrimage, but it does not prevent him from undertaking a journey for earning wealth for performing sacrifices. K. V. N. (folio 10a) quotes a text of Satyavrata to this effect.