Institutes of Vishnu — XXXIX.

XXXIX. | Internet Sacred Text ArchiveSacred Texts Hinduism Index Previous Next # XXXIX. 1. Killing domestic or wild animals are crimes degrading to a mixed caste. 2. He who has committed a crime degrading to a mixed caste shall eat barley-gruel for a month (if he has committed it knowingly), or perform the penance K*rikkh*râtik*rikkh*ra (if he has committed it unawares). [35. Regarding the penances called *K*ândrâya*n*a and Parâka see below, XLVIII and XLVII, 18. XXXVIII. 1-6, M. XI, 68. 7. See XLVI, 19, 10. XXXIX. 1. M. XI, 69. 2. Regarding the penance K*rikkh*râtik*rikkh*ra, see XLVI, 13. 'The use of the causative form kârayet indicates that he may {footnote p. 139} perform the penance mentioned here through a substitute, if unable to perform it himself. (Nand.)] Next: XL.