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Viṣṇusmṛti · Chapter 16
16.17
saṃkare jātayas tv etāḥ pitṛmātṛpradarśitāḥ
pracchannā vā prakāśā vā veditavyāḥ svakarmabhiḥ //
16.18
brāhmaṇārthe gavārthe vā dehatyāgo 'nupaskṛtaḥ
strībālādyavapattau ca bāhyānāṃ siddhikāraṇam //
Original text: Viṣṇusmṛti · Edition: V. Krishnamacharya Viṣṇusmṛti with the commentary of Keśavavaijayantī of Nandapaṇḍita Madras The Adyar Library and Research Centre 2 The Adyar Library Series 93,1-2 · Data entry I. Shima · GRETIL (Göttingen) · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0