Purification rites and the Śrāddha ritual - Verse 86
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 14 · Verse 86
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Sanskrit Original
दशरात्रमशौचं तु प्रोक्तं मृतकमूतके। ब्रह्मणस्य द्वादशाहं क्षत्रियस्य विधीयते।।
daśarātramaśaucaṃ tu proktaṃ mṛtakamūtake| brahmaṇasya dvādaśāhaṃ kṣatriyasya vidhīyate||
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Bṛhaspati said:: In the case of a Brāhmaṇa, it is said that he has defilement for ten nights on account of the death of a relative or a birth in the family. It is prescribed for twelve days in the case of a Kṣatriya.