Chapter 41
Ancient Viṣṇu SanskritVishnu Smriti 41
Killing birds, aquatic animals, and those born in water. // Vi_41.1 //
And worms and insects. // Vi_41.2 //
Eating food associated with liquor. // Vi_41.3 //
These are defiling acts (malāvaha). // Vi_41.4 //
For defiling acts, the taptakṛcchra is the purification, / Or the kṛcchrātikṛcchra is the purifying prāyaścitta. || Vi_41.5 ||