History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c72.517

v5.c72.517

Yāj. I. 197 (= Viṣṇu Dh. S. 23. 41) provides that mud and water on roads which come in contact with lowest castes (like caṇḍālas), dogs and crows and buildings (like *maṭhas*) constructed with burnt bricks are purified by the wind alone (blowing on them). Parāśara VII. 34 states⁷³⁰ that mud and water on roads, boats, paths, grass and whatever is constructed with burnt bricks are rendered pure by the wind and the sun.