Manava Dharmashastra 2.6.2

2.6.2

svayaṃ ca mūlāntaraṃ paramparāyātamabhyupagacchanti'paśyāmyahaṃ bhikṣūkānāṃ divyena cakṣuṣā sugatiṃ durgatiṃ ca' | evaṃ sarva eva bāhyā bhojakapāñcarātrikanigranthinārthavādapāśupataprabhṛtayaḥ svasiddhāntānāṃ praṇetṛnpuruṣātiśayān devatāviśeṣāṃśca pratyakṣādarthadarśino'bhyupayanti, na vedamūlamapi dharmamabhimanyante | pratyakṣeṇa ca vedena viruddhāstatrārthā upadiśyante | tathāhi hiṃsā ceddharma ucyate saṃsāramocakādibhiḥ, sā cātra pratyakṣataḥ pratiṣiddhā | tathā'nyatra tīrthasnānamadharmo'bhyupeyate, iha tvaharahaḥ snāyāttīrthāni seveteti ca vidhiḥ | tathā'gniṣṭomīyavadhaḥ kacitpāpaheturiṣyate, sa ca jyotiṣṭomavidhinā viruddhaḥ | tathā'nye sarvānaiva yāgahomānātmānyānsammanyante, devatābhedavidhibhirnānādaivatyāste'vagamitāḥ | ato virodhaḥ | ye'pyāhuḥ-grahaṇāgrahaṇavaduditānuditahomakālavatpratyakṣaśrutivirodhādarśanāt syātsambhavaḥ śākhāntarasyocchinnasyānucchinnasya vā tadviruddhārthavidhiparasya | anantā hi vedaśākhāḥ | tāḥ kathamekasya pratyakṣāḥ | utsādāśca sambhavatīti | tatra syāttādṛśī vedaśākhā yasyāmayaṃ narāsthipātrabhojananagnacarmādirupadiṣṭo bhavet | ucyate-na vayaṃ brūmaḥ vede viruddhārthopadeśāsambhava iti | kintu samakakṣatvāttayorvikalpitaprayogayoravyāghātaḥ | iha tu kalpyo vedaḥ | na ca pratyakṣavirodhikalpanāyā avasaraḥ | na ca sambhavamātreṇa tāvatā niścayaḥ | niścitastu tadviruddhapratyakṣavidhiḥ | aniścitena na vā niścitaṃ bādhyate | śākhotsādapakṣaṃ cātraiva śloke parastātprapañcayiṣyāmaḥ |