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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) Utpannamature snanam das akrtvastvanaturah / 7821 snatv膩 sn盲tv膩 sprsedenam tatah suddhyet sa aturah //
Brhatparasara S.8/305.
11) Rgante'rdharucante va padante vapi marjayet /
gayatri sirasa cante marjayitva'ghamarsanam //
Dharmasindhu, p. 239.
12) Apohistha suprasiddh膩 nava p膩d膩 bhavanti te /
p膩dam p膩dam ksiped vari brahmahatyam vyapohati //
Brhaspati S. (Recon. Acara. 27).
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13) Varunibhy膩m r膩trimupatisthata 'Imam me varuna
'tatva yamiti dvabhyam / evameva pratah pranmukhas this than /
Maitribhyammaharupatisthate 'mitrasya carsa峁嚹玠hrto'
'mitro jan膩ny膩tayatiti dvabhyam //
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- B.D.S., II/4/7/9-11.
14) Saddhe yajne jape home vaisvadeve surarcane /
dhrtatripundrah p奴t膩tm膩 mrtyum jayati m膩navah //
Katyayana in A.M., p. 38.
Satyam saucam japo homastrirtham devadipujanam /
tasya vyarthamidam sarvam yastripundram na dharayet //
BhV. P. quot. in A.M., p.38.
15) Grhastho vaisvadev膩khyam karma pr膩rabhate div膩 /
annasya c膩tmanas caiva susams k膩r膩rthamisyate //
S.S.,p.46.
Sudhyartham catmano'nnasya vaisvadevam samacaret //
L. Asv. S., I/116.
