ढो नैष्ठेिकं धर्मम्" इत्यारभ्य "प्रायश्चित्तं न पश्यामेि" इत्यादिस्मृतेः ।
उपपूर्वमपीत्येके भावमशनवत्तदुक्तम् ॥ ४२ ॥
उपपातकत्वात् 1प्रायश्चित्तस्य भावमेके मध्वशननिषेधतत्प्रायश्चित्तवदिति मन्यन्ते । तदुक्तम् --2"उत्तरेषां चैतदविरोधि" इति ।
बहेिस्तूभयथापि स्मृतेराचाराच्च ॥ ४३ ॥
in the ordinary fire' (Mi. Su VI-8-22). There are Smrti texts to show that they are not entitled to perform the expiatory ceremonies. The texts are-- 'If one having once entered the duties of a Naisthika, lapses from them, etc, I do not see any expiatory ceremony for him' (Agni. Pur. 165-23).
42. Upapurvamapityeke bhaavamasanavat taduktam
A minor offence: thus some think; and the existence of expiatory ceremonies, as in the case of eating. This has been explained.
Some think that there are expiatory ceremonies for them; as the offences are minor. This is similar to the case of performing expiatory ceremonies when forbidden food, such as honey etc. is consumed by them. Hence it has been stated thus-'This should be applied in the case of the others also in so far as not opposed to their Asramas (Gau. Dh. 1-3-4).
43. BahistUbhayathaapi smrteraacaaraacca
But in either case, such men stand outside, on account of the Smrti text and custom.
1प्रायश्चित्तमेके 1 2, Pr
2इतरेषां M 2
