History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c72.361

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c72.361

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v5.c72.361

According to the Mit on Yāj.⁶⁴⁴ III. 22 persons belonging to the *pratiloma* castes have no periods of āśauca, but they have to observe rules of purification similar to those relating to answering the call of nature. Others like the Smṛti-muktāphala⁶⁴⁵ p. 495 aver, relying on Manu (X 41), that the pratiloma castes are like śūdras and have to observe the āśauca prescribed for śūdras. The Hāralatā (p 12) quotes Ādipurāṇa to the effect that varṇasaṅkaras (i. e pratilomas)

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Linked texts (3)

Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit
Brahmapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit