History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.709

v5.c75.709

Pariṣad, vide under prāyaścitta, details of constitution of 85, even a learned man, when guilty of a sin should approach a p. of learned brāhmaṇas and after declaring his guilt ask them to prescribe penance 84, had jurisdiction to decide what expiation should be prescribed and the king did not probably interfere 69-70, duty of p to take compassion on the weak, boys and old men 86, incurred sin if through affection, greed or ignorance expiation was reduced 86, not to prescribe expiation that would end in death 76, 126-127, of a number of brāhmaṇas proficient in Dharmaśāstra alone entitled to reduce expiation through compassion and not one man alone 86, of learned brāhmaṇas knowing proper expiation and not declaring it incurred sin, 86, procedure before p 84-85, unanimous decision to be given by p as far as possible 86