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Niyoga rules

If the husband is impotent or dies childless, the wife can conceive from a brother-in-law. This is called niyoga and is allowed only in the case of childlessness. A woman can do niyoga only for one child or a maximum of two. After the successful union, if the brother-in-law is younger, he treats the woman as his mother. If he is elder, he treats her as his daughter-in-law. Niyoga should be at night. The man has to wear white clothes and apply ghee all over his body for purity. The man and woman have to keep their mind pure and be clear that the act is only for begetting a child. If a prospective bridegroom dies after the engagement, the woman can go for niyoga. (Manu Smriti.9)

Why Rishis gave Brahma-sthana to Lomaharshana in yajna?

Even though Lomaharshana had not learned the Vedas, Rishis gave him Brahma-sthana in the yajna because of his knowledge and nobility. Rishis have full authority to do such things. They know Vedic principles in depth and never violate them.

ॐ यं नमः पराय पृथिव्यात्मने नमः ॐणां नमः पराय अबात्मने नमः ॐ यं नमः पराय तेज आत्मने नमः ॐ रां नमः पराय वाय्वात्मने नमः ॐ नां नमः परायाकाशात्मने नमः ॐ मों नमः पराय अहङ्कारात्मने नमः ॐ नं नमः पराय महदात्मने नमः ॐ ॐ नमः पराय प्रकृ�....

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