History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.237.3

v5.c75.237.3

rites of, described frequently in Mahābhārata and sometimes in Rāmāyaṇa 223, rites of an effigy made with 360 palāśa leaves bound with yava flour and woollen thread, if even the bones of the deceased could not be found 224, Romans regarded c. as honourable way of the disposal of the dead body and reserved burial for murderers and those guilty of suicide 233, rules about periods of impurity on carrying dead body and staying with and eating the food of the family of the deceased 215-216, rules about impurity on carrying a dead body for a fee or from an interested motive 216, rules about selection of site for 204n, 205, rules about who were to carry the dead body to c ground 214-215, rules for those who not being relatives carry a dead body to c. such as taking bath, touching and drinking ghee 215, sacrificial fires and vessels of āhitāgni are carried to c. ground 206-208, small pieces of gold or drops of clarified butter are cast on seven vital parts of the corpse 207n, special rules for c.