History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c26.135

v2.c26.135

Both the Sm. C. and Par. M. say that though the Vedic passage from the Śatapatha is a mere arthavāda (a laudatory statement) in praise of a Vedic act, yet on the analogy of the words 'he holds (the samidh) above (the sruc) for gods', which are construed by Jaimini (III. 4. 15) as ā vidhi (as a positive rule) on account of their *apūrvatva* (not being known from any other source), these words of the Śatapatha are also to be construed as a *vidhi* (of the marriage with maternal uncles daughter).¹⁰⁹² The Sm. C. also presses into service the Vedic verse (Ṛg. X. 16. 5) addressed by Yamī to Yama. But that mantra does not clearly refer to cross-cousin marriages.