Devala-smriti (critical study)

by Mukund Lalji Wadekar | 1982 | 67,394 words

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 Devalasmriti based on surviving references, emphasizing Devala’s unique...

[Full title: (A) The distinctive religious features of the Devala-Smriti; [3] References].

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, P REFERENCES 1 1) Dhrtih ksama damo'steyam saucamindriyanigrahah / Dhirvidya satyama-krodho das akam Dharmalaksanam // Manusmriti 6/92 Ahimsa satyamasteyam saucamindriyanigrahah / Etam samasikam dharmam caturvarnye 'bravinmanuh // Q Manusmriti X/63 2) Ahimsa satyamasteyam saucamindriyanigrahah / Danam daya damah ksantih sarvesam dharmasadhanam // 1 Yajnavalkya-smrti I/122 Satyamasteyamakrodho hrih saucam dhirdhrtirdamah Samyatendriyata vidya dharmah sarva udahrtah // Yajnavalkya-smrti III/66 Daya ksama 'nusuya ca saucanayasamangalam / Akarpanyamas prhatvam sarvasadharanani tu // 1 Brihaspati Smriti Sam. 489 Ksama satyam damah saucam danamindriyas amyamah / ahimsa gurususrusa tirthanusaranam daya // Arjavatavamalobhasca devabrahmanapujanam / anabhyasuya ca tatha dharmah samanya ucyate // • Vishnusmriti II/16-17 3) Athastavatmagunah / Daya sarvabhutesu Ksantiranasuya Saucamanayaso mangalamakarpanyamas prheti // talpand's GDS. 1/8/23-24 879

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1012*5 4) P J K L ko 680 Saucamangalanayasa anasuya'sprha damah / " Laksanani ca viprasya tatha danam daya'pi ca // Atri.S.33 (Atri.S.verses 34-41 explain the above virtues) • Nasramah karanam dharme kriyamano bhaveddhi sah / ato yadatmano'pathayam parasya na tadacaret // Yajnavalkya-smrti III. 65 Yathaivatma parastadvad drastavyah sukhamicchata / · sukhaduhkhani tulyani yathatmani tatha pare // Daksa.S.III.20 Matrvat paradaramsca paradravyani losthavat / atmavat sarvabhutani yah pasyati sa pasyati // Apastamba Smriti X.11 Yadanyairvihitam necchedatmanah karma purus ah / na tatparesu kurvita janannapriyamatmanah // Mbh.Santi.259.20 (Critical edition 12/251/19) Sarvam priyabhyupagatam dharmam prahurmanisinah / Mbh.Santi.259.25(Critical edition 12/251/24) Na tatparasya sandadhyat pratikulam yadatmanah / esa sanksepato dharmah kamadanyah pravartate// pratyakhyane ca dane ca sukhad the priyapriye / atmaupamyena purus ah pramanamadhigacchati // Mahabharata Anushasana-parva 113.8-9 (Critical edition 13/114/8-9)

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----j 5) Catakamarjaryoh - Pancatantra, 3.3 6) Prof.Winternitz Hist. of Indian Literature, Trans. by 681 Subhadra Jha, Vol. III, Part I, p.348. 7) Tasya ca vyavaharo vedo dharmas as tranyanganyupavedah puranam Gautama Dharmasutra II/2/19 Purananyayamimamsadharmas astrangamisritah / vedah sthanani vidyanam dharmasya ca caturdasa // • Yajnavalkya-smrti 1.3 - 8) Mm. P.V.Kane History of Dharmashastra , Vol.V, Part II, pp. 816-817. Mm. P. V.Kane History of Dharmashastra , Vol. I, Part I, pp.408-409. 9) Puranamitivrttamakhyayikodaharanam dharmasastramarthas astram cetitihasah / - Arthashastra I. 5.14. 10) Mm. P. V. Kane History of Dharmashastra , Vol.V, Part II, p.819. 11) Pailasutrabhas yabharatamahabharatadharmacarya..... Asva. Grihyasutra III.4.4. Kausitaki Grihyasutra II. 5.3 is similar, but omits 'Bharata' 12) Vedatharvapuranani setihasani saktitah / japayajnapras iddhyartham vidyam cadhyatmikim japet // Yajnavalkya-smrti I.101. 13) Mm.P.V.Kane, History of Dharmashastra , Vol. V, Part II, p.820. i -

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082 pa 14) Aharanidrabhayamaithum ca samanyametatpasubhirnaranam / dharmo hi tesamadhiko vises ah dharmena hinah pasubhih samanah // 15) Phalarthatvat karmanah sastram sarvadhikaram syat / karturva srutisamyogat vidhih kartsnyena gamyate // Na caitadasti.. MM.S 6/1.4-5 tiryagadinamapi adhikarah.... ... . . . iti. . na devanam, devatantarabhavat ...na rsinam arseyantarabhavat// " - Sabaraswami on MM. S 6/1/5 Sarvesamavisesat / Manusyanam va''rambhasamarthyat // Katyayana Shrautasutra I/1/3-4. P ...... Na sarvesamadhikare, manusya eva karmas vadhikriyante / Tu eva hi yathasrutam karmarbdhum samartha, na devadayah / Devastavadaptakamah / Na ca tesamavaptavyamasti, yadyagadibhiravapyate/ Na ca devadinamanya devah santi yan yajeran / Rs inamarseyabhavadanadhikarah Raks ahpisacanamasucitvat / Gavadinamasannacetanatvat / Vidyasunyatvacca / ....Tasmanmanusyaname vadhikarah // Karkabhasya on Katyayana Shrautasutra 1/1/4. 16) Editor's footnote, Sabarabhasya on MM.S 6/1/5. Cf. also Prof. Jha, Ganganatha Purvamimamsa in its sources, p. 307. 17) Madhvadisvasambhavadanadhikaram Jaiminih/ Brahma-sutra 1/3/31. Taduparyapi Badarayanah Sambhavat /-Brahma-sutra 1/3/26. Bhavam tu Badarayano'sti hi /- Brahma-sutra 1/3/33. Upapanno devadinamapi brahmavidyayamadhikarah / Brahmasutra Shankarabhashya I/3.33. Anthon with

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18) Dr.Ram Gopal, India of Vedic Kalpasutras, p.7. ° 19) Pancaite guravo brahmam purusasya bubhusatah / Pita matagniratma ca gurusca dvijasattama // Mbh. Vana.214/27 (Critical edition 3/204/26) 683 I :

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