History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.1135

v5.c75.1135

Vedas, japa of the saṁhitās of all, as purifier from sin 45–46, 128, japa of single verses or prose passages of, efficacious to remove sins, acc to some smṛtis 48, study of, consumes all guilt 47; views differ as to stopping of Veda study and performance of śrauta rites by relatives during days of impurity 240, 300