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This is a Dharmaśāstra text from Hārīta Smṛti of sage Hārīta. It is an ancient treatise on duties and laws, which originally was in prose but now exists as a metrical abridgment. In Sanskrit Literature there are two Hārīta Smṛti, Vṛddhahārīta Smṛti and laghuhārita Smṛti. Vṛddhahārīta Smṛti consists of 2,600 verses organized into eight chapters, the Laghū Hārīta Smṛti contains seven chapters and 250 verses, representing a different compilation of Hārīta's teachings. The text here describes about Viśuddhividhāna of a dvijāti (Brāhmaṇa), also women (who are having menstral cycles) and marrige function. This text has 100 verses. Author's name is mentioned in the colophon. Some folios have grammatical mistakes.
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