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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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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) HALAPRAVARTANAM
22 The grhyasutras
PLOUGHING :
1 like p膩raskara, kausika, asval膩yana, Sankha-
yana, kausitaka etc. deal with the topic of hala-pravartanam or
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ceremonies of ploughing. The parasara & Brhat-parasara smrtis
also refer to some such rites, related with agriculture. The
present text also contains (458-468) the description of the
rite of yoking the plough, which is a sacrament specially
connected with vaisya & farming.
