History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c93.39

v7.c93.39

¹⁸⁹² The टुप्टीका on पू. मी. सू VI. 3. 4 appears to make this clear 'सूत्रकारो नित्ये इतिकर्तव्यतामिच्छति । ... एवं च साङ्गं यावज्जीवं न शक्नोति कश्चिदपि कर्तुमिति कृत्वा यावच्छक्त्यादित्यपनिबध्यते । शक्तस्य कामतो वैगुण्यं स्यात् ।'. The last sentence means 'if one, being able to finish an obligatory rite with all details, omits some part at his sweet will, then there would be defect in the rite itself'