Essay name: Devala-smriti (critical study)
Author:
Mukund Lalji Wadekar
Affiliation: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda / Department of Sanskrit Pali and Prakrit
This essay represents an English study of the Devala-smriti—an ancient text attributed to sage Devala classified as belonging to the Dharma-Shastra branch of Indian literature which encompasses jurisprudence and religious law. This study deals with the reconstructed text of the Devala-smriti based on surviving references, emphasizing Devala’s unique viewpoints on social, religious, and philosophical aspects, particularly the Sankhya and Yoga philosophies.
Chapter 7 - The home of Devala
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REFERENCES 052 1) Uttaram disamasritya ya edhante nibodha tÄn/
Svetaketuh kohalasca vipulo devalastatha//
Mbh. Anu.165/43-45 (Cr.ed. 13/151/
36-38).
2) (A) Tasmiṃstirthe sarasvatya� sive punye parantapa/
Mbh. Salya.49/21(Cr.ed.9/48/20)
(B) Tasmimeva tu dharmatma vasati sma tapodhanah/
garhasthyam dharmamasthaya hyasito, devalah purÄ//
Mbh.Salya. 50/1(Cr.ed.9/49/1)
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H.D.S.
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Vol. III, p.905, n.1766.
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the footnote (3).
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as mentioned by Robert Lingat
The Classical
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Law of India, p.124.
Maharastriya Jnanakosa Vibhaga 15(Da), p.156.
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