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187 Beginning. tika0 kavidityanirdistanama turusah imam vaksyamanam gam vacam vanitam babhasa uktavan| kim kurvan vanam kananam vicaran | ityadi | mula0 kasviddanam bahuvanam vicaran vayastho vasyam vanatmavadanam vanitam vanadim | ityadi | End. tika | uttamavaca ukta kathamapi tvam bhayah kim krtva dinam divasam taya priyaya saha ramitva, kathagbhutah abhiksnah pustanga ityarthah | hiti padapurane || 20 || mu0 Colophon. iti srivararucikavindrena viracitena (?) raksasakavyam samaptam | subham | thika samapta | etavaduttamavacah sumanah sa ukta rantadinam saha taya priyaya hyabhiksnam | yuktancaturbhiranadudbhiradinavadbhiraruhya yanamatha samprayayau khagehe || 20 || iti srivarucikavindrena krtam raksasakavyam samaptam | tika0 visayah | kascidvayastho vanasthah puruso vicaran vanajan vrksadin pradarsayan tadvarnanam vanitam sravayati | No. 783. yajnaprayascitta vivaranam | Substance, country paper, 91 X 4 inches. Folia, 42 Lines, 13 on a page. Extent, 1250 slokas. Character, Nagara. Date, S. 1783. Place of deposit, Calcutta, Government of India. Appearance, old. Prose, Generally correct. Yajnaprayaschitta vivarana. A treatise on expiations for flaws in the performance of the Darsa, Paurnamasa and other ceremonies. By Gopala. The MS. comprises three Prasnas, the first having 11, the 2 nd 10, and the 3 rd 8 chapters ; but from the style of its commencement and end, it would seem that this is only a part of a larger work. Contents : I. 1, General expiations necessary where no special expiation has been ordained. 2, Expiation for not using the ordained number of pots. 3, Expiation for breakage of the wood used in producing fire by friction. 4, Expiation for defects in Agnihotras, &c. 5-6, Expiations for defilement of the wood for producing fire. 7-11, Expiations for defilement of oblatory articles; do. for suspicion of such defilement or for their use irregularly; and for their being spoiled in cooking.-II. 1, Expiation for rites performed by a consumptive person. 2, Expiation for absence from home for more than a year. 3, Expiation for defects in the Purodas 'a for the Nakshatra ishti. 4, Expiation for 202