Manava Dharmashastra 9.19

9.19

tathā ca śrutayo bahvyo nigītā nigameṣv api
svālakṣaṇyaparīkṣārthaṃ tāsāṃ śṛṇuta niṣkṛtīḥ //

And to this effect many sacred texts are sung also in the Vedas, in order to (make) fully known the true disposition (of women); hear (now those texts which refer to) the expiation of their (sins).