Brahma Sutra • Chapter 3 • Shloka 175
न च आधिकारिकमपि, पतनानुमानात्, तदयोगात् ॥
And (the expiation), although mentioned in the chapter dealing with qualifications (in Purva Mimamsa), is not (with reference to one who has taken the vow of lifelong celibacy), because a fall (in his case) is inferred from the Smriti, and because of its (of the expiatory ceremony) inefficacy (in his case).
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