Excerpt from Gautama Samhita: Original Text With a Literal English Translation The Vedas, and the ethical rules, observed by those, well-versed in them (vedas), are the source of Virtue (morals). Even' great men are (sometimes) found to transgress the moral laws and to act improperly. Through an innate weakness of the heart, the great sometimes lose sight of the true end of life. In a conflict between two equally authoritative opinions on a particular sub ject, one of them must be followed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.