December 29, 2021 – ISKCON India Scholars Board

Yajnavalkya with Maitreyi and Gargi teaching Maharaja Janaka

Vedic Jurisprudence and Atonement

By ISKCON India Scholars Board December 29, 2021Essays, Research, Translations3 Comments

In this paper, we will present some of the various texts in pañcarātra-śāstra and vaidika-śāstra pertaining to prāyaścitta (atonement) prescribed for a Vaiṣṇava.

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