History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c75.734

v5.c75.734

Pilgrimage, *vide* under Tīrthayātrā; as purification for anupātakas 106; merit of, may be collected vicariously such as by some one dipping an effigy made with *kuśas* in holy water or by engaging a man to go to a tīrtha for money 577-578, p. to a place supposed to be holy for the curing of diseases is not rare even in these days 561; to Benares as the only superior expiation for all sins 55; was prescribed in some cases as expiation by the Peshwas for brāhmaṇa murder 55