Note 69 — Chapter I
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The sun is सर्वसाक्षी the observer of all things and nothing can escape his notice.69 His eye is believed to possess the lustre of the three Vedic lores, viz., Rigveda, Yajurveda and Sāmaveda, and is therefore known by the name of वेदत्रयी. The attestation of a document in his name as Sūrya-Nārāyana-Sākshi is believed to be ample security for the sincerity and good faith of the parties.70 Oaths in the name of the sun are considered so binding that persons swearing in his name are held to be pledged to the strictest truth.71