History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.2148
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.2148
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*Sadāvratā*—otherwise called 'annadānamāhātmya'. HV II. 469-475 quoting Bhav. U. wherein Kṛṣṇa narrates to Yudhiṣṭhira the importance of giving food to others and refers to the words of Rāma to Lakṣmaṇa that they suffered exile in a forest because of not feeding brāhmaṇas, that king Śveta suffered pangs of hunger even when in heaven and was told by Brahmā that his plight was due to his not having fed hungry persons. The word literally means 'vrata (i e. giving food) always'. In modern times it is often pronounced and written as 'Sadāvarta' or 'Sadābarta' or 'Sadāvarat', vide *Murārjī v. Nenbai* I. L. R. 17. Bom. 351 for a bequest of rents for establishing a 'sadāvarat'. HV II.