History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c72.305
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c72.305
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⁶¹² Several among the Purāṇas devote considerable space to āśauca. For example, the Kūrma (Uttarārdha Chap 23), Liṅgapurāṇa (Purvārdha. Chapter 89. 77-92), Garuḍapurāṇa (Pretakhaṇḍa Chap. 5), Agnipurāṇa (Chapters 157-158), Vāmana (14. 96-102) do so In the Garuḍapurāṇa (Pretakhaṇḍa 5) several verses are taken from Yājñavalkya, Manu and other smṛtis.
Linked texts (7)
- Agnipurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Garuḍapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Liṅgapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Kūrmapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Vāmanapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
- Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit