The sources of Āṅgirasa Smṛti

1. Manu 4 authority 4 citations · 6 passages

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   Manu is explicitly named as the source of the stated opinion, invoked as legitimating authority.

   Having previously examined the scriptures rooted in the *Śruti* (श्रुति), Manu and the other great-souled ones declared that sesame seeds are of such a nature.

2. Śruti 4 authority 4 citations · 9 passages

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   The Śruti (revealed scripture) is explicitly named twice as the textual authority underlying specific rules.

   If not, the *Śruti* says that he should perform some meritorious special *śrāddha* that is equal to the Gayā *śrāddha*.

3. Dharmaśāstra of Aṅgiras Aṅgiras 2 authority 2 citations · 16 passages

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   The passage explicitly names its own Dharmaśāstra and its author Aṅgiras as the ultimate authoritative source, not to be transgressed.

   That supreme Dharmaśāstra which was proclaimed by the sages in ancient times is the authority for all, describing the laws of the world.

4. Viṣṇu 1 authority 1 citation

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   Viṣṇu is cited as the divine source of a specific legal opinion reported in the text.

   Here, Viṣṇu stated his opinion to Sulabhā.

Each stands at a single passage. The chapter carries the anchors.

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Annasūkta · Aṅgiras · Bhṛgu · Brahmā (the Grandsire) · Divine voice pronouncement · Gobhila · Hārīta · Madhuvātā verses · Pitṛsūkta · Pracetas · Prajāpati · Puruṣa Sūkta · Puruṣasūkta · Purāṇas · Rakṣoghna section of the Śruti · Smṛtis · Smṛtis (Codes of Tradition) · Somasūkta · Sūtra (own school's Sūtra) · unnamed mnemonic verse on manvādi dates · unspecified Smṛti corpus · unspecified legal/mnemonic tradition of sages · Śruti (the Vedic scriptures) · Śākala · Ṛg, Yajur, and Sāma Veda