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# History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c26.441

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c26.441

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### [v2.c26.441](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c26.441)

\*Dhruvārundhatī-darśana\*: (pointing out the Pole star and Arundhatī to the bride at night on the day of marriage). Āśv. gṛ. I. 7. 22 speaks of the seven sages in addition, Mānava gṛ. I. 14. 9 speaks of the same three and adds Jīvantī, Bhār. gṛ. I. 19 speaks of Dhruva, Arundhatī and other nakṣatras, Āp. gṛ. VI. 12 (only Dhruva and Arundhatī), Pār. I. 8 (only Dhruva). According to Śāṅ. gṛ. I. 17. 2, Hir. gṛ. I. 22. 10 both the bride and the bride-groom remain silent till night. According to Āśv. gṛ. only the bride does so. Gobhila gṛ. II. 3. 8-12 describes Dhruvārundhatī-darśana before \*gṛhapraveśa\*.

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## Cites (8)

- [Śāṅkhāyanagṛhyasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.rgveda.sankhayana.1.17.2) — Śāṅkhāyana, Sanskrit
- [Gobhilagṛhyasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.samaveda.gobhila.2.3.8) — Gobhila, Sanskrit
- [Mānavagṛhyasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.krsnayajur.manava.1.14.9) — Sanskrit
- [Āśvalāyanagṛhyasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.rgveda.asvalayana.1.7-22) — Āśvalāyana, Sanskrit
- [Pāraskaragṛhyasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.paraskara.1.8) — Pāraskara, Sanskrit
- [Bhāradvājagṛhyasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.krsnayajur.bharadvaja.1.19) — Sanskrit
- [Hiraṇyakeśigṛhyasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.krsnayajur.hiranyakesi) — Hiraṇyakeśin, Sanskrit
- [Āpastambagṛhyasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.krsnayajur.apastamba) — Āpastamba, Sanskrit

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