The rules of the Brahmanical texts were not universally followed in ancient time. Justify giving evidences.

The rules of the Brahmanical texts were not universally followed in an

1.	The rules of the Brahmanical texts were not universally followed in ancient time. Justify giving evidences.
Answer» Solution :Brahmanical texts were not universally followed in ancient times. (i) Women were expected to give up the gotra of the father after marriage. HOWEVER the women married Satavahana rulers continued to have names DERIVED from other gotra. They did not adopt husband.s gotra. (ii) According to the Shastras, only Kshatriyas could become rulers. But there were many ruling families that claims to be Brahmanas or Vaishyas. (iii) There were POPULATION whose practises were not influenced by Brahmanical ideas such as Nishadas, nomadic pastrolists. (iv) There were instance of multiple occupations of the same caste such as SILK weavers of Mandasor. (v) INSTANCES of Chandalas not accepting the life of degradation prescribed in the Shastras. (vi) Generally marriage took place within the caste. (vii) Sometimes marriage took place outside the caste such as Bhima and Hidimba. (viii) Women were not allowed to share the property of their father. Exceptions are there such as Prabhavati Gupta.