History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c93.203
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c93.203
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The Tantravārtika explains why it is called apūrva. The invisible potency was not in existence before the performance of the sacrifice and arises as something new after its performance and hence apūrva has a purely etymological sense.¹⁹⁶⁶