[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [The Purana Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951) › v1.c5.s8.315 # The Purana Index v1.c5.s8.315 The Purāṇa Index v1.c5.s8.315 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c5.s8.315](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s8.315) Cāndrāyanam—a ritual lasting for a month to be practised once, twice, thrice or four times according to one's capacity;¹ an expiatory ceremony for a Brahmana taking liquor in Mohā;² very efficacious if performed in Somatirtha, penance for certain thefts, incestuous unions, etc.³ - [Previous: v1.c5.s8.314](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s8.314) - [Next: v1.c5.s8.316](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s8.316) - [Up: v1.c5.s8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s8.315](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s8.315) · Pramāṇa