History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.1196

v5.c75.1196

Woman, even a patita woman was to be given bare maintenance and was not to be cast on the street 105, how to perform japa for removal of sins 49; Hindu w. succeeding as heir to her husband has a qualified ownership over inherited property, she could alienate validly a small part of her deceased husbands' estate on pilgrimages to Gayā, Pandharpur and some other tīrthas 569; no expiation for killing a woman intentionally, acc to Viśvarūpa 18; whatever a woman does relating to benefits to be derived by her after death without the permission of her husband or husband's father or her son becomes fruitless 569; who became patita and did not undergo expiation could be excommunicated by process called Ghaṭasphoṭa 105