[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v2.c4.s2.271 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.271 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.271 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s2.271](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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 - [Previous: v2.c4.s2.270](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.270) - [Next: v2.c4.s2.272](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.272) - [Up: v2.c4.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.271](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.271) · Pramāṇa