Purva-Mimamsa in its Sources c38.71

c38.71

(29) 'The maxim of the Kalañja'. The Vedic text says—'*Kalañjam na bhakṣayet*'. The question is raised in Mīmā. Sū. 6. 2. 19—whether this contains a positive injunction—meaning that 'one should take the vow of not eating the *Kalañja*'—or a negative injunction—meaning that 'one should *not* eat the *Kalañja*'; and the conclusion is in favour of the latter—that the text serves the purpose of the prohibition of an act. It has been quoted by *Anandagiri* on *Śārīrāka-Bhāṣya* (3. 4. 2 and 4. 1. 13); also in *Saṅkṣepaśārīraka* 1, 417; and in *Śrī-Bhāṣya* (1. 1. 4).