Vedas
cited 2 times by 2 works in the library · not held
The library holds nothing under this name. Two of its books reach for it anyway — that is what puts it on the corpus's wanted list.
cited by
2 citations · from 2 works-
Kātyāyana Smṛti Kātyāyana 1 citation · 2 passages
The Vedas are cited repeatedly both as a source of ritual power and as the ultimate textual standard against which other norms (custom) are measured.
The law of a particular region which has been in practice for all time and is not in conflict with the Vedas and Smṛti, is called regional custom (*deśadṛṣṭa*).
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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Vālmīki 1 citation
Sītā explicitly names the Vedas, transmitted by Brāhmaṇas, as the source of her belief.
"I heard in my father's house from Brāhmaṇas versed in the Vedas:
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- extended
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