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—an 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’s unique viewpoints on social, religious, and philosophical aspects, particularly the Sankhya and Yoga philosophies.
Chapter 2 - Devala—his bio-data
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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kalpana's 14. Vijayam rocanam caiva vardhamanam ca devalam/ - Bd. P.2/3/71/182b 15. Sesamaṃsam vijaniyad devalsya matam yathā/ - G.P.1/46/26b 16. Purvāmukham tu tallingam devalena pratisthitam/ L. P.11 quoted in K.K. T. P. 92 17. Tasya..... 'bhavad bharya devalasyātmajā subhā/ M. P. 20/26a 18. Vijayam romamanam ca vardhamanam tu devalam - M. P.46/17a 19. Devagarbham ca hotaramagnidhram caiva devalam P. P. Srsti. 34/14 20. Ūsijo bṛhadukthyasca devala� kavireva ca/ V. P. Vol. I, 23/192 21. " .Tasya ca pāriyātrakah pāriyātrakād devalo devalad vaccalah/ Vs n. P.4/4/106. 21 W. The works on Sankhya, Vedanta & Dharmasastra :
1. Sisyaparamparayāgatamiti/ Kapilādāsurinā prāptamidam jnanam
tata� pancasikhena, tasmad bhargavolukavālmikihārīta
devalaprabhrtīnāgatam/ Tatastebhya isvarakrsne na praptam/
Máthara-Vntti, on Sań. Kā.71,p.84
2. (a) Devalaprabhrtibhisca kaiscid dharmasutrakārai�
svagranthesvasritah/
B.S.S. 1/4/28
