History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.t2.548

v4.c63.t2.548

He cites smṛti passages which are not opposed to Veda at all and says that such passages have seen a worldly motive such as convetousness and it is not proper to suppose that they are based on Veda and are therefore authoritative, when a visible purpose or motive can be ascribed to them. The result of the explanations of I. 3. 3-4 given by Śabara would be that smṛti rules that are opposed to śruti rules and smṛti prescriptions that can be shown to have a clear worldly motive are not authoritative or absolutely binding, while the rest of smṛti texts are authoritative.¹⁶²⁶