Characteristics of good conduct (sadācāra) - Verse 91
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 89.91
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Sanskrit Original
केवलं द्वादशाहेन क्षत्त्रियाणां द्विजोत्तमाः। नाभिषिक्तस्य चाशौचं संप्रमादेषु वै रणे।।
kevalaṃ dvādaśāhena kṣattriyāṇāṃ dvijottamāḥ| nābhiṣiktasya cāśaucaṃ saṃpramādeṣu vai raṇe||
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Sūta said: O brahmins, if maternal uncles and their wives or brothers die, if kings and rulers die, the people become pure immediately. O excellent brahmins, the pollution of the Kṣatriyas is for twelve days. A crowned king need not observe pollution if his kinsmen die in battle. A Vaiśya becomes pure in fifteen days. A Śūdra becomes pure within a month.