Gunapradhan Axiom: subordinate provisions yield to the governing purpose to preserve the primary legal or ritual objective. The Gunapradhan Axiom directs that when a subordinate provision or element conflicts with a principal purpose, the subordinate must be adjusted or disregarded so the accessory serves the primary act; examples include Samaveda verses adopting Yajurveda recitation mode when used in a Yajurveda ceremony and substituting sacrificial material that would otherwise impede the rite.