History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c72.154

v5.c72.154

⁵²⁸ मृतायामपि भार्यायां वैदिकाग्निं न हि त्यजेत्। उपाधिनापि तत्कर्म यावज्जीवं समापयेत्॥ रामोऽपि कृत्वा सौवर्णी सीतां पत्नीं यशस्विनीम्। ईजे यज्ञैर्बहुविधैः सह भ्रातृभिरन्वितैः॥ गोभिलस्मृति III 9-10, the first being quoted by अपरार्क p 114 as विष्णु's It is also quoted by गृहस्थरत्नाकर p 110 अपरार्क does not accept the interpretation that the verse मृतायां etc allows the householder to have an image of his deceased wife beside him while performing a Vedic sacrifice The words 'उपाधिनापि' according to Aparārka mean that he may marry a woman not of the same varṇa Both verses are q by शुद्धिमकाश (pp. 164-165) which summarises various views on this point