History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c71.s1.473
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c71.s1.473
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*ATISAṆTAPANA*—See under Mahā-sāntapana This is variously defined According to the Agnipurāṇa 171 10 and Viṣṇu Dh S. 46 21 it lasts for 18 days (3 times of the Mahā-sāntapana in which for six days one has to subsist on cow's urine and five other things). The Mit on Yāj. III 315 quotes a verse of Yama according to which this penance lasts for 12 days.²⁹⁶ The Pr. M. (p. 23) speaks of it as lasting for 15 days.
Linked texts (3)
- Agnipurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit
- Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra — Viṣṇu, Sanskrit