Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) c7.636

c7.636

³ That marriage between Brahmans and Kṣatriya women was allowed in very early times is proved by the interesting story of Śyāvāśva in Bṛhaddevatā v, 50-81. Here we find that Śyāvāśva, the grandson of the great seer Atri fell in love with the daughter of king Rathavīti but the king and his consort refused to accept him as their son-in-law as he was not a seer. In fact S. had to be a seer before he could gain the hand of the princess. *Tr.*