Samuccaya in Manubhasya 11.200

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REFERENCE Manu Smriti XT- 200. 888 988 Passage- apam tayastrtiyadhyaya uktah yesam pratipadam prayascitamanya natesam masam samhita japah sakala homah sasthannakalata celi samuccayah | (hed hatithi on Ms 1200) Translation - 'Ex-communicated from repasts' as described in Discourse III; in connection with each one of whom, distinct expiations have been prescribed elsewhere. For these there should be for one month - (a) the reciting of the Vedic text (b) the Sakola Homa and (c) eating at the sixth meant -timeall three combined. Explanation - 1 While dealing with minor offences we have Manu Smriti XI - 200 which means - "To eat during a month at each sixth meal time (only) to recite the Samhita (of a Veda) and (to perform) daily the Sakala oblations, are the means of purifying those excluded from society at repasts (Apuristya). 1. sasthannakalata masam sahita japa eva va | homaca sakala nitya-mavayanam visodhanam || 1 3-200 11 || ans P-1444 Mandlik edition

989 Many expiations are laid down for a person who is excluded from the society at repast. Medhatithi commenting on this stanza states that, in those expiations, reciting of Vedic text, the Sakala Homa and eating at the sixth meal time are to be taken combingly and other expiations can be taken separately. Here Medhatithi cleared the doubt whether a person should perform all the expiations meant for the Apankya or separately or combinding some expiations for the purification. Medhatithi Hence by using 'Samuccaya' removes the doubt of a person. (Other commentators of Manu pass over this point in silence)