Manava Dharmashastra 2.6.22

2.6.22

evametadīdṛśānāṃ mahātmanāṃ matimanāṃ mahāprabhāvo manaḥprasādo yenādharmo'pi dharmatāmeti dharmaścādharmatāṃ na rogadveṣādidoṣavatām | yathā rumāyāṃ yatkiñciddravyaṃ praviśati tatsarvaṃ lavaṇasātsampadyate, evaṃ vedavidāṃ sahasotpannena manaḥparitoṣeṇa sarvaṃ nirmalīkriyate | ato yathā pratiṣiddhamapi grahaṇaṃ ṣoḍaśini vidhinā'nuṣṭhīyamānaṃ na doṣāya | na cātra grahaṇavadvikalpaḥ | pratiṣedhā hyātmatuṣṭivyatirekeṇānyatra viṣaye vyavasthāpyante | athavā naiva teṣāmadharme ātmā parituṣyati | yathā viṣaghnīmevauṣadhīṃ nakulo daśati nānyām | ata ucyate “nakulo yāṃ yāṃ daśati sā sā viṣaghnīti” | iha bhavantaścāhuḥ | ye vaikalpikāḥ padārthāsteṣu yasminpakṣe manaḥ prasīdati sa pakṣa āśrayitavyaḥ | vakṣyati ca dravyaśuddhau prāyaścitteṣu ca “tasmiṃstāvattapaḥ kuryādyāvattuṣṭikaraṃ bhavet” | athavā yo'śraddadhāno nāstikatayā tasyānadhikāramāha | nāstikasya hi na vaidikaṃ karma kurvato'pyātmā tuṣyati | atastena kriyamāṇamapi karma niṣphalameva | athavā sarvakarmaviṣayo bhāvaprasāda upadiśyate, anuṣṭhānakāle krodhamohaśokādi tyaktvā pramuditena bhavyam | ataśca śīlavadasyāḥ sarvaśeṣatayā dharmamūlatvābhidhānam |