VYAVASTHA-DARPANA 718 406 However, a girl who is not within three gotras (from the bridegroom) is, vyavutha. not unmarriageable, though she be one related within the seven or five degrees as above described”, и Though nearly related, a girl may be taken in marriage if she be beyond three gotrast.—A text of the Matskyi-purána. II She who is not connected by the oblation-cake or libation of water, may be taken in marriage by a twice-born man, and also she who (though related) is not within three gotrast-Wrihat Afanu, Three gotras of the descendants of a handhu are in all cases to be counted from his own gotra (inclusive,) and those of the descendants of the ancestors of a landhu who is a father's or mother's maternal uncle's son are also to be counted from his own gotra, but of the descendants of the ancestors of the other bandhus three gotros must be counted from their maternal grandfathers' 90frat. “One should marry a girl who is not descended from the same ancient sage as lie; he must avoid five (degrees) from the mother, (and) seven from the futher; or three from the mother, (and) five from the father.”—This text of Poishinawi is expounded by Raghunandana in the following terms:-"In fact, by the mention of three (degrees) &c. it is meant that it is more sinful to marry a girl from the fourth to the fifth degree, both inclusive, (on the mother's side) and from the sixth to the Reventh degree, both inclusive, (on the father's side:) otherwise, the other text of Poithínosi; "The daughters of the mother's sister and father's sister and of the mother's brother are by law, they must not be taken in marriage,” would be useless,’ Shiitapáni, however, holds that the avoiding marriage with girls as far as three and five degrees, (and marrying from the fourth and sixth degrees) relate را marriages of the toura and other forms, or to the marriages of the #wha triyus. --So it is clear that, according to both opinions, marriages of bråmunas in the bráina and other forms (as far as the surn form) with damsels within the fifth degree on the lather's side and third degree on the mother's side, are invalid; and, moreover, according to Raghunanduna, it is more sinful—Further, agreeably to Shūlapani’s opinion, marriages of such girls amongst any Cate in the étura and other forms, and amongst the kshatriyas in any form whatever, are valid; but according as expounded by Raghunaluluna such marriages are not only invalid, but also more sinful, The opinions of both these authors are however respected in Bengal.
- For instance, should the paternal great-grandfather of the man who is to marry be of the Kāshyapa gotra, his daughter be of the Shándilya gotra, and her daughter be of the Pittsya gotra, and her daughter of the Sáparna gotra, then the latter's unmarried daughter who is of the Sávarna gotra and beyond three gotras, namely, the Kāshyapa, Sándilya," and Vātsya, may be taken in marriage by the man of the Κάιλγαρα 9otra. -
Three gotras from a father's or mother's friend Inust be counted in the manner as directed in the Udrčha-tattva above cited, 逐 t See Udváha-tattwa, Authority, Observation.
