History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c26.464

v2.c26.464

Even the Kāmasūtra¹²⁴⁸ quotes the unanimous opinion of the ācāryas that marriages celebrated before fire as a witness cannot be revoked. In the case of śūdras there are no Vedic mantras and so in their case the completion of marriage will be determined according to custom. The digests like Gṛ. R. say (p. 57) that in the case of śūdras the marriage will be complete when the śūdra girl holds the fringe of the garment of the bride-groom.