History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c95.337
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c95.337
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It was believed that punishment by the king for a sinful deed (like a theft &c.) liquidated the consequences of the sin, made the offender pure and enabled him to reach heaven as men of good deeds do.²⁵⁸⁷