[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v5.c72.45 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c72.45 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c72.45 - **Language:** English ### [v5.c72.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v5.c72.45) ⁴⁴⁷ This and the following three stanzas are addressed to the departed man For the meaning and history of the word Iṣṭāpūrta, vide H of Dh. vol II. pp. 843-845. It means 'the cumulative spiritual result or merit due to the performance of sacrifices and charitable acts'. - [Previous: v5.c72.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v5.c72.44) - [Next: v5.c72.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v5.c72.46) - [Up: v5.c72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v5.c72) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v5.c72.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v5.c72.45) · Pramāṇa