History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c23.170
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c23.170
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Viṣṇu was of opinion that sīmantonnayana is a saṁskāra of the woman, but that according to some it is a saṁskāra of the foetus and so was to be repeated at each conception.⁵²¹ On account of the great divergence of details one may conjecture that this saṁskāra was not very ancient in the times of the Gṛhyasūtras.