Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v1.c6.76

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When King Vicitravīrya has died childless, his half-brother Bhīṣma, who carries on the government, says: “I will also name the means (hetu) that is necessary for the propagation and increase of the Bharata blood. Hearken thou unto it from my lips: Some Brahman gifted with excellences must be invited for money to raise up children on Vicitravīrya’s field for him” (i, 105.1–2).