History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c71.s1.337
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c71.s1.337
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v5.c71.s1.337
(13) It is provided by Manu XI. 77 and Yāj. III. 249 that the murderer should recite in a forest thrice the *saṃhitā* text of the Veda, while subsisting on limited food. The express mention of *saṃhitā* text precludes the *pada* text or *krama*. The Bhaviṣyapurāṇa and Kullūka hold that this penance is proper where a mere brāhmaṇa by birth (without Vedic learning) is killed unintentionally.
Linked texts (2)
- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
- Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit