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NARADA.
I, 326.
Truth and virtue are thy support. Clear this man
from guilt. Become (like) Ambrosia to him, through
truth.’
* 326. Let the man be kept in a shadowy place
without taking food, for the whole remainder of
the day. If he remains free from convulsions such
as are generally caused by poison, he is declared
innocent by Manu.
24. The Ordeal by Sacred Libation.
*327. Now I shall proclaim the excellent rule
regarding the ordeal by sacred libation, as it has
been laid down, for all seasons indiscriminately, by
learned men.
* 328. The consecrated water shall be given, early
in the morning, to a virtuous man, who believes in
God. He must have fasted and bathed, and wear
his wet clothes.
*329. The defendant should be made to drink
three mouthfuls of water in which (an image of) the
deity whom he holds sacred has been bathed and
worshipped.
* 330. If he should meet himself with any calamity
326. Here ends the chapter of the ordeal by poison. A.
327-333. Vish/zu XIV; Ya^navalkya II, 112, 113.
327. The ordeal by sacred libation is performed by swal-
lowing three mouthfuls of consecrated water in which an idol has
been bathed. The defendant is declared innocent, if no misfortune
befalls him within a certain period after this trial.
328. Immoral persons and infidels must not be subjected to
this ordeal, because they are already deprived of the assistance of
the gods in every case. A. Read purvahzze in the text.
330. If any misfortune should happen to him, through the act
of the king or through fate, it shall be taken as proof of his
guilt. A. Other legislators refer in particular to illness, fire, death
NARADA.
I, 326.
Truth and virtue are thy support. Clear this man
from guilt. Become (like) Ambrosia to him, through
truth.’
* 326. Let the man be kept in a shadowy place
without taking food, for the whole remainder of
the day. If he remains free from convulsions such
as are generally caused by poison, he is declared
innocent by Manu.
24. The Ordeal by Sacred Libation.
*327. Now I shall proclaim the excellent rule
regarding the ordeal by sacred libation, as it has
been laid down, for all seasons indiscriminately, by
learned men.
* 328. The consecrated water shall be given, early
in the morning, to a virtuous man, who believes in
God. He must have fasted and bathed, and wear
his wet clothes.
*329. The defendant should be made to drink
three mouthfuls of water in which (an image of) the
deity whom he holds sacred has been bathed and
worshipped.
* 330. If he should meet himself with any calamity
326. Here ends the chapter of the ordeal by poison. A.
327-333. Vish/zu XIV; Ya^navalkya II, 112, 113.
327. The ordeal by sacred libation is performed by swal-
lowing three mouthfuls of consecrated water in which an idol has
been bathed. The defendant is declared innocent, if no misfortune
befalls him within a certain period after this trial.
328. Immoral persons and infidels must not be subjected to
this ordeal, because they are already deprived of the assistance of
the gods in every case. A. Read purvahzze in the text.
330. If any misfortune should happen to him, through the act
of the king or through fate, it shall be taken as proof of his
guilt. A. Other legislators refer in particular to illness, fire, death