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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OCCASIONS, WHEN THE TAMBULA IS PROHIBITED:
The use of tambula for eating is not found in the sutras
and early smrtis. Hence, the rules, prescribing & prohibiting the
f
eating of tambula are of a later period, when it became current in
India (i.e.first or 2nd century A.D.).
Several occasions on which the partaking of the tambula is
prohibited are mentioned in the text. They are
amavasya,
1 www
(2) day of sraddha to the ancestor, (3) pilgrimage, (4) impurity
due to death, (5) death of a kinsman, (6) eleventh lunar day in
both fortnights, (7) when one is impure, (8) on a road, (9) during
both the twilights, (10) in a temple, (11) in an assembly hall,
(12) during conversation, (13) when many people are suffering,
(14) when there is great danger, (15) fall of empire, (16) unrest
in the public, (17) during the worship of gods & preceptors, (18)
when vow is undertaken, (19) while listening purana - (703-706).
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The mention of 'Hari's day during both fortnights' clearly
indicates the influence of vaisnava cult on the text. The prohibition
of the tambula, while listening pur膩na suggests that the purana
recitation and exposition had become very much popular in those days.
This indicates the later emergence of the present verses.
7) BHAKS YABHAKS YA :
IMPORTANCE OF GHEE IN BHOJANA :
The ghee is the most necessary article in the food of a
householder. He should not take food, without ghee at any time,
because the ghee is not only purifying and agreeable, but also
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