Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v2.c20.87

v2.c20.87

¹ K. reads tena kāmaḥ kṛito mithyā brāhmaṇebhya iti çrutiḥ (111.20). The Bomb. text has essentially the same meaning. As is seen from what follows, this Brahman was his house priest. Awful indeed is the punishment that the Brahmans hold out against the monster that promises a member of their caste something, and does not keep his word.