History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c92.52.7
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c92.52.7
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to drink beyond that stage is bestial'. The Pārānandasūtra (pp. 70-71) describes the procedure of a festival (utsavavidhi) among Tāntrikas The mantra is 'Īśvarātman, tava dāsoham', which may be given to even a cāṇḍāla or may be accepted from a cāṇḍāla. It is further provided that the followers of Vāma-mārga may employ the following mantras about the three makāras, that (the best among)