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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Atha s膩l墨nay膩y膩varacakracar adharmak膩nks in膩m /
Salasrayatvacch膩l墨natvam / Vrty膩 varay膩y膩t墨ti
Yayavaratvam / Anukramacaranaccakracaratvam //
BDS. III/1/1 & 3.
25) Dvividhamapi grhastham prahu岣� salinam y膩y膩varam ca /
salinat panyataro yayavarah srey膩n //.......
Sarvasvavasth膩su bahvosya s膩l膩 iti s膩l墨nah s膩l膩v膩niti
v膩 s膩l墨na岣� s膩l膩y膩m膩tmav峁泃tibhirl墨na岣� s膩l墨na岣� / .....
salinadatmavrttiyapanad vara iti y膩y膩varah /
Dasa dasa r膩tr墨rvasan y膩t墨ti y膩y膩varah /
Parasvastasu v峁泃tis vatmanam yapayat墨ti yayavarah /.....
Harita quot. in G.R., p.415 & 419
26) G峁沨asthascaturvidh膩岣� v膩rtav峁泃ti岣� salinav峁泃tiry膩y膩vargh膩r膩c膩rikas-
ceti / Yayavaro haviryajnai岣� somayajnaisca yajate yajayatya-
dhite'dhyapayati dadati pratigrhnati satkarmanirato....
Ghoracariko niyamairyukto yajate na yajayatyadhite nadhyapayati
dad膩ti na pratigrhaati..../
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Vai.D.S., I. 5.
27) Mm. P.V.Kane, H.D.S., Vol. III, p. 905, n.1766.
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Catvaryabdasahastrani catvaryabdasat膩ni ca /
kaleryad膩 gamisyanti tada tret膩 parigrahah/
Sammyas astu na kartavyo brahmanena vijanata //
Vyas a quoted in C.M.S., p.55.
