Manava Dharmashastra 1.58
Manvarthamuktāvalī 1.58
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1.58
asau brahmā idaṃ śāstraṃ kṛtvā sṛṣṭyādau māmeva vidhivacchāstroktāṅgajātānuṣṭhānenādhyāpitavān| ahaṃ tu marīcyādīnadhyāpitavān|| nanu brahmakṛtatve'sya śāstrasya kathaṃ mānavavyapadeśaḥ| atra medhātithiḥ-śāstraśabdena śāstrārtho vidhiniṣedhasamūha ucyate| taṃ brahmā manuṃ grāhayāmāsa| manustu tatpratipādakaṃ granthaṃ kṛtavāniti na virodhaḥ| anye tu brahmakṛtatve'pyasya manunā prathamaṃ marīcyādibhyaḥ svarūpato'rthataśca prakāśitatvānmānavavyapadeśaḥ vedāpauruṣeyatve'pi kāṭhakādivyapadeśavat| idaṃ tūcyate| brahmaṇā śatasāhasramidaṃ dharmaśāstraṃ kṛtvā manuradhyāpita āsīttatastena ca svavacanena saṃkṣipya śiṣyebhyaḥ pratipāditamityavirodhaḥ| tathāca nāradaḥ ‘‘śatasāhasro'yaṃ grantha’’ iti smarati sma|