History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c68.13

v5.c68.13

Chapter VIII Śuddhi includes purification after āśauca (impurity on birth and death), purification of the body, of substances (pots, wells, food), of images and temples; derivation of the word āśauca, its meaning and two varieties (on birth and on death); circumstances on which periods of āśauca depended; exception to rules about observance of āśauca; Nārāyanabali for those who commit suicide; emphasis on mental purity. ... 267–333