History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.1024

v5.c75.1024

Surāpāna (drinking of surā) 20-22, a mahāpātaka, when 20, alternative prāyaścitta for 96-97, forbidden to boys whose upanayana has not been performed and to unmarried girls 21; means taking surā down the gullet and not merely touching it with the lips 22, prāyaścitta for kṣatriya or vaiśya guilty of 97, twelve years' prāyaścitta for, is meant for one who drinks surā (from flour) through ignorance or force 97