Questions tagged [prayaschitta]
Atonement or expiation procedure prescribed by the dharma śāstras for sins.
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Prayaschitta (regret) Mantra when one breaks fasting during Shravana month?
Is there any Prayaschitta mantra if someone by mistake breaks fasting during holy month of Shravana?
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Why is food smelt by a cow impure when cow's dung and urine is used for purification rites?
Manu-smṛti 5.123:
पक्षिजग्धं गवा घ्रातमवधूतमवक्षुतम् ।
दूषितं केशकीटैश्च मृत्प्रक्षेपेण शुध्यति ॥ १२३ ॥
pakṣijagdhaṃ gavā ghrātamavadhūtamavakṣutam |
dūṣitaṃ keśakīṭaiśca ...
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Why do Brahmacharis who break the vow of celibacy need to sacrifice a donkey as atonement?
From Apastamba Dharma Sutras 1.9.26.8:
A [student] who has broken the vow of chastity, shall offer to Nirṛiti
an ass, according to the manner of the Pāka-yajña-rites.
This same Prayaschitta is ...
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When did 13 years pass in 13 days?
In Mahabharata there is mention that it is written in shastras that there are some special occasions in which 13 years pass in 13 days.
When the high-souled Partha went to Indra's region for ...
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Who is 'they' in Gautama Dharmasūtra 23.1?
Gautama Dharmasūtra
Chapter XXIII
1. They shall pour hot spirituous liquor into the mouth of a
Brāhmaṇa who has drunk such liquor; he will be purified after death.
Who shall pour hot ...
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Can a son of a Vratya initiate?
According to the Manusmriti, a Vratya is one who has not undergone upanayana (initiation) within the prescribed time limits of respective varnas and hence a Vratya becomes an outcaste. This is ...
asked Aug 22 '17 at 14:26
Surya Kanta Bose Chowdhury
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Can Brahmins atone for the sin of drinking liquor through other means than suicide?
According to Hinduism, there are 5 mortal sins, or mahapatakas. They are:
One who steals gold [of a Brahmana], who drinks Sura [rice or grain
based alcohol], who has sex with the Guru's wife and ...
