History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c71.s1.493
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c71.s1.493
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M. II part 1 p. 179 and Madanapārijāta p. 716. According to Manu XI 208 (= Visnu Dh. S. 54.30) when a person strikes a brāhmaṇa with a weapon and draws blood, he has to undergo this penance. The Pr. Prakarana (p 15) states that for those unable to undergo Kṛcchra, one milch cow is a substitute, for Atikṛcchra two milch cows and for Kṛcchrātikṛcchra four.
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- Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra — Viṣṇu, Sanskrit
- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit