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Viṣṇusmṛti · Chapter 26
26.5
dvijasya bhāryā śūdrā tu dharmārthaṃ na kvacid bhavet
ratyartham eva sā tasya rāgāndhasya prakīrtitā //
26.6
hīnajātiṃ striyaṃ mohād udvahanto dvijātayaḥ
kulāny eva nayanty āśu sasaṃtānāni śūdratāṃ //
26.7
daivapitryāthiteyāni tatpradhānāni yasya tu
nāśnanti pitṛdevās tu na ca svargaṃ sa gacchati //
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