The Law Code of Yājñavalkya 1.3.33
Mitākṣarā (Ṛjumitākṣarā) 1.3.33
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1.3.33
etair eva pūrvoktair guṇair yukto doṣaiś ca varjito varo bhavati | tasyāyam aparo viśeṣaḥ | savarṇa utkṛṣṭo vā na hīnavarṇaḥ | śrotriyaḥ svayaṃ ca śrutādhyayanasaṃpannaḥ | yatnāt prayatnena puṃstve parīkṣitaḥ | parīkṣopāyaś ca nāradena darśitaḥ |
Endowed with these very qualities described above and free from defects, such is the groom. His further special characteristic is this: of the same class or superior, not of an inferior class. A Vedic scholar: personally endowed with Vedic learning and study. Carefully, with effort, examined for virility. And the means of examination has been shown by Nārada:
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