History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c26.264

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c26.264

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v2.c26.264

The Āp. Śr.¹¹⁴⁸ (24. 5 6) says 'the sages to be invoked were to be three and they were to be seers of mantras'. It is therefore that the number of pravara sages is limited; there was no such requirement for a gotra and so gotras multiplied to an unlimited extent.

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Āpastambaśrautasūtra — Āpastamba, Sanskrit