History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1579
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1579
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*Niṣiddha*—Forbidden matters and actions on certain months, tithis, week-days, Saṅkrāntis and vratas are numberless. KV (pp 333-345) sets out a very long list, but ultimately (on p 345) has to say 'Actions forbidden by those who know the Vedas, smṛtis and purāṇas at several times and occasions are innumerable, how can I, a single man, speak about all of them unless I live a thousand years; therefore I have said what I understood from a few texts in authoritative works and contained in digests; others will write about the rest'