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Manusmriti: The Laws of Manu |
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During the day he shall follow the cows and, standing upright,
inhale the dust (raised by their hoofs); at night, after serving and
worshipping them, he shall remain in the (posture, called) virasana.
112.
Controlling himself and free from anger, he must stand when they
stand, follow them when they walk, and seat himself when they lie
down. 113.
(When a cow is) sick, or is threatened by danger from thieves,
tigers, and the like, or falls, or sticks in a morass, he must
relieve her by all possible means: 114.
In heat, in rain, or in cold, or when the wind blows violently, he
must not seek to shelter himself, without (first) sheltering the
cows according to his ability. 115.
Let him not say (a word), if a cow eats (anything) in his own or
another's house or field or on the threshing-floor, or if a calf
drinks (milk). 116.
The slayer of a cow who serves cows in this manner, removes after
three months the guilt which he incurred by killing a cow. 117.
But after he has fully performed the penance, he must give to
(Brahmanas) learned in the Veda ten cows and a bull, (or) if he does
not possess (so much property) he must offer to them all he has. 118.
Twice-born men who have committed (other) minor offences (Upapataka),
except a student who has broken his vow (Avakirnin), may perform,
in order to purify themselves, the same penance or also a lunar
penance. 119.
But a student who has bro-ken his vow shall offer at night on a
crossway to Nirriti a one-eyed ass, according to the rule of the
Pakayagnas. 120.
Having fiered according to the rule oblations in the fire, he shall
finally offer (four) oblations of clarfied butter to Vata, to Indra,
to the teacher (of the gods, Brihaspati) and to Agni, reciting the
Rik verse 'May the Maruts grant me,'
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