History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c71.s1.472

v5.c71.s1.472

*ATIKṚCCHRA*—Vide under Kṛcchra Manu XI. 213 prescribes that this penance is constituted by eating only one morsel of food for three days in the morning only, for three days in the evening only, for three days eating one morsel got without asking for it and observing a complete fast for the next three days Yāj III 319, on the other hand, prescribes the eating of just as much food as would fill the hand (and not merely one morsel) The Mit, Pr Sāra (p 176) and others state that the rule of Manu applies to those who are able to undergo it, while that of Yāj is meant for those who are unable (*aśakta*) The Sāmavidhāna Br. I.2 6–7, Gaut 26.18–19, Viṣṇu Dh S 54 30, Laugākṣigṛhya V.12–13, Parāśara XI.54–55, Vas 24 1–2, Baud Dh S IV 5 8 also speak of this Manu XI. 208 (= Viṣṇu 54 30) prescribes this penance for striking a brāhmaṇa with a weapon or a cudgel Gaut 26 22 states that this penance purifies a man of all sins except the *mahāpātakas*