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鈥攁n 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鈥檚 unique viewpoints on social, religious, and philosophical aspects, particularly the Sankhya and Yoga philosophies.
Chapter 9 - The distinctive features of the Devalasmriti
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Ubhe mutrapurise diva kuryadudanmukhah / sandhyayosca /
Ratrau tu daks in膩mukhah //
G.D.S.I/9/41-43.
dasa /
7)
8)
Eka linge gude tisrastathikatra kare dasa
ubhayoh sapta datavya mrdah suddhimabhips ata //
Etacchaucam grhasthanam dvigunam brahmacarin膩m /
trigunam syad vanasth膩n膩m yat墨n膩m tu caturgunam //
Manu. S. V/136-137.
Cf.Vsn.S.60/25-26 reads tisrastu padayo岣� for suddhimabh墨psat膩
& tu for syad in the fourth line above.
1 ek膩 linge gude tisro dasa vamakare tatha /
ubhayoh sapta d膩tavy膩 mrdastisrastu padayoh //
grhastha-saucam膩khy膩tam trisvanyesu yath膩kramam /
dvigunam trigunam caiva caturthasya caturgunam
Arthaps峁泃imatram tu pratham膩 mrttik膩 smrt膩
ca
dvitiya ca t峁泃iya, tadardham parikirtit膩 // etc. etc.
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.s膩 sacaila'vagahyapah snatva sn膩tva punah sprset /
1 1
Dasa dv膩das akrtvo va acamecca punah punah /
1 鈥�
ante ca vasasam tyagastatah suddha bhavettu s膩 //
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Usanas in S.C., p.121.
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dasal
9) Ature snanas amprapte das akrtvo hyanaturah /
sn膩tv膩 sn膩tv膩 sprsettantu tata岣� sudhyeta 膩tura岣� //
Yama.S. 53.
