History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c90.145.4

v7.c90.145.4

The testimony of the Vedāntasūtra ¹⁴⁰⁴ is completely against this view of Prof Hazra. Vedāntasūtra III 4. 23 refers to certain stories mentioned in the Upaniṣads such as 'Yājñavalkya had two wives, Maitreyī and Kātyāyanī' (Br. Up IV. 5. 1), 'Pratardana, son of Divodāsa, went to Indra's abode' (Kauṣītakī Up. III. 1), 'Jānaśruti Pautrāyaṇa was a pious donor giving much wealth to the people and keeping an open house for distributing food' (Chān. Up IV. 1. 1), and remarks that such stories were not to be recited in Pāriplava, since the stories to be recited therein are expressly specified beginning with the story of king Manu Vaivasvata (which was to be recited on the first night of the Pāriplava).