The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v2.c35.44
The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v2.c35.44
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² Lanman, *Sanskrit Reader*, p. 404. For the cleansing of the bones, cf. Germanic usage, Helm, *Altgerm. Rel.* i. 154 f. It may be a transfer of the usage of washing the dead body, or an effort to banish the soul entirely from connexion with earth.