History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c71.s1.144
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c71.s1.144
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*Confession*—In Āp. Dh. S. I. 9. 24. 15, I. 10. 28. 19, I. 10. 29. 1 it is prescribed that the person undergoing a penance for being an *abhiśasta* or for unjustly forsaking his wife or for the murder of a learned brāhmaṇa has to declare his misdeed while begging for alms to support himself. The Vedic student who was guilty of sexual intercourse had also to proclaim his lapse while begging at seven houses (Gaut. 23.18, Manu XI 122)⁹⁸
Linked texts (3)
- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
- Āpastambadharmasūtra — Āpastamba, Sanskrit
- Gautamadharmasūtra — Gautama (dharmasūtrakāra), Sanskrit