Characteristics of good conduct (sadācāra) - Verse 92
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 89.92
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Sanskrit Original
वैश्यः पञ्चदशाहेन शूद्रो मासेन शुध्यति। इति संक्षेपतः प्रोक्ता द्रव्यशुद्धिरनुत्तमा।।
vaiśyaḥ pañcadaśāhena śūdro māsena śudhyati| iti saṃkṣepataḥ proktā dravyaśuddhiranuttamā||
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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.