Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.271

v2.c4.s2.271

One of the duties of the Brahmacārin was chastity. But reference is in several places²¹ made to the possibility of misconduct between a student and the wife of his preceptor, nor is any very severe penance imposed in early times—later it is different—for such a sin. In certain cases the ritual required a breach of chastity, no doubt as a magic spell to secure fertility.²²