याज्ञवल्क्यः । अरोगिणीं भ्रातृमतीमसमानार्षगोत्रजाम् । पंचमात्सप्तमार्दूर्ध्वं मातृतः पितृत स्तथा
yājñavalkyaḥ | arogiṇīṃ bhrātṛmatīmasamānārṣagotrajām | paṃcamātsaptamārdūrdhvaṃ mātṛtaḥ pitṛta stathā
Yājñavalkya dit : qu’on épouse une jeune fille saine, pourvue de frères, et née d’un lignage de ṛṣi différent (ārṣa-gotra). Le mariage est permis au-delà du cinquième et jusqu’au septième degré, en comptant tant du côté maternel que du côté paternel, selon l’enseignement.
Yājñavalkya (cited authority)
Listener: dvija/gṛhastha audience
Scene: Sage Yājñavalkya teaching with a genealogical diagram motif: two family trees (maternal/paternal) with marked degrees; a prospective couple shown at a respectful distance; symbols for health and protection (brothers standing behind).
Dharma frames marriage as a disciplined sacrament, requiring health, social support, and proper lineage distance.
No tīrtha is mentioned; it is a dharma guideline.
A prescription for eligibility: marry outside one’s ṛṣi-gotra line and beyond prohibited degrees on both maternal and paternal sides.