History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.t2.938

v4.c63.t2.938

43. 'The engagement of a śūdra for such acts as cooking and the like in the houses of brāhmaṇas and the rest' (l. 34). Āp. Dh. S. (II. 2. 3. 1-8) requires that¹⁸⁶⁷ the food for Vaiśvadeva should be prepared by pure men of the first three varṇas and also optionally allows a śūdra to be a cook for an *ārya* provided he is under the supervision of men of the first three varṇas, provided he sips water whenever he touches the hair, any limb or his garment, provided he cuts the hair (on his head and his body), the beard and nails every day or every 8th day of the month or on the new and full moon day and provided he bathes with the clothes on. It is this permission that is set aside by this Kalivarjya text.