History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c93.390

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²⁰⁷³ For an example, where Dharmaśāstra refused to allow the application of Mīmāṁsā rules to vratas and utsavas vide above p. 133 n. 337. For examples of medieval digests and commentaries saying that certain inconvenient smṛti texts referred to previous Kalpas and Yugas, vide *Sm. C.* I 24 and *Par M.* I 2 p 83 about Hārīta speaking of Upanayana for women (*H. of Dh*, Vol II. p. 295); *Par. M.* I. part 2 p 97 refers to Manu III. 13 allowing the marriage of a brāhmaṇa with a śūdra woman and III. 14 forbidding it and to Yāj quoted above in note 2071 and remarks that this conflict is to be resolved by saying that there is difference of opinion among smṛtis on that point or that they refer to different yugas. Vide also above p 89 n 222 on the divergence about Yugādi Tithis The *V. M.* (*P.* 99 of my edition, Poona, 1926) states that the verse of Nārada which says 'as to those sons who are separated by their father himself by giving to each of them less or more, it is their duty to abide by it since the father has power over all' is declared as referring to another Yuga. Vide also *V. M.* pp. 242-243 about killing an ātatāyin brāhmaṇa अतः कलौ स्ववधोद्यतोऽप्यातातयी विप्रो न वध्यः। युगान्तरे तु वध्य एव। This conclusion is due to the verse in कलिवर्ज्य section 'आतातायिद्विजाग्र्याणां धर्मयुद्धेन हिंसनम्। ... इमान् धर्मान् कलियुगे वर्ज्यानाहुर्मनीषिणः॥'