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...

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• REFERENCES 1) Mm. P. V. Kane History of Dharmashastra Vol. II, Part I, p.677. 698 2) Phalayuktanamarambhe yathakami phalarthiwat / Na niyamanimittagnihotradarsapur namas adaksayanagrayanapasusu pravrtteh / Some caike / Caturmas yesu caturmukhasruteh / Q Katyayana Shrautasutra I/2/10-13. Agnihotre'pi na yathakamyam / 'Yavajjivamagnihotram juhuyat' iti sruyate / Nanu ca 'agnihotram juhuyat svargakama'iti ca/.... 1 Karkabhasya on Katyayana Shrautasutra 1/2/11 2A) Tyajyam dosavadityeke karma prahurmanisinah / Yajnadanatopahkarma na tyajyamiti capore // Yajnadanatapahkarma na tyajyam karyameva tat / Etanyapi tu karmani sangam tyakta phalani ca / Kartavyaniti me partha niscitam matamuttamam // Cf.also Bhagavadgita VI.3. Bhagavadgita , 18/3-7. 3) Gautama (1/8/14-22), sankha, Yama, Vaikhanasa etc. cf. The sacramental features, part III, p.735 of the present chapter, for details. ↑ Sresthatamaya karmane.... Cf. Vajasaneyi Samhita I.1. :; Yajno vai sresthatamam karma / satapatha-Brahmana (1/7/1/5).

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1 4) Agnihotradi tu tatkaryayaiva taddarsanat /. Ato'nyapi hyekes amu bhayoh / Yadeva vidyayeti / 693 de Brahma-sutra (4/1/16-18) Yannityam karma vaidikamagnihotradi tattatkaryayaiva bhavati / Brahmasutra Shankarabhashya , 4/1/16. Ato 'gnihotradernityatvatkarmano 'nyasyapi hyasti sadhukrtya, Ya phalamabhis andhaya kriyate /. Brahmasutra Shankarabhashya 4/1/17. .Nityamagnihotradikam karma mumuks una moksaprayojanoddesena Krtamupattaduritaksayahetutvadvarena sattvas uddhikaranatam pratipadyamanam moksaprayojana-brahmadhigamanimittatvena brahmavidyaya sahaikakaryam bhavatiti / Brahmasutra Shankarabhashya 4/1/18. 5) Drstavadanusravikah sa hyasuddhiks ayatisaya yuktah / 1 tadviparitah sreyan vyaktavyaktajnavijnanat // Sankhyakarika 2 svagranthesvasritah 6) Devalaprabhrtibhisca kaiscidharmasutrakaraih svagranthes vasritah tena tatpratisedhe yatno'tiva krto nanvadikaranavadapratisedhe Brahmasutra Shankarabhashya 1/4/28. 7) Ekameva tu sudrasya prabhuh karma samadisat / Etes ameva varnanam susrusamanasuyaya // kalgara's Manusmriti I/91. zuan {

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Paricaryatmakam karma sudrasyapi svabhavajam / Bhagavadgita ,18.44. Asaknuvamstu susrusam sudrah kartum dvijammanam / * Putradaratyayam prapto jivetkarukakarmabhih // Yaih karmabhih pracaritaih susrusante dvijatayah / • tani karukakarmanisilpani vividhani ca // Manusmriti 10/99-100. Sudrasya dvijasusrusa taya'jivan vanik bhavet / Silpairva vividhairjived dvijatihitamacaran // Yajnavalkya-smrti I.120. Sudrasya dvijasusrusa sarvasilpani capyatha / Sankha.S. I. 5 Vanijyam pasupalyam ca tatha silpopajivanam / Sudrasyapi vidhiyante yada vrttirna jayate // 700 Mbh.Santi.294/4 (Critical edition 12/283/3) 8) Viprasya trisu varnesu nrpatervarnayordvayoh / vaisyasya varne caikasmin sadete'pasadah smrtah // Manusmriti X/10. • Vipranmurdhabhisikto hi ksatriyanam visah striyam / ambasthah sudryam nisado jatah paras avo'pi va // Vaisyasudrayostu rajanyanmahisyograu sutau smrtau / vaisyattu karanah sudryam vinnas vesa vidhih smrtah // D Yajnavalkya-smrti 1/92-93. deana's

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701 9) Anulomanantaraikantaradvyantarasu jatah savarnambasthogranisadadaus mantaparas avah // 10) t Gautama Dharmasutra (1/4/14). Brahmanaksatriyayoranantara putrah savarna ekantara as avarnah/ Brahmanasya vaisyayamambasthah / Sudrayam nisadah / Paras avo va / Ksatriyasya sudrayamugrah Sudra eva vaisyasya // / • Arthashastra III/7/21-25. 11) Mm.Kane, P.V. History of Dharmashastra , Vol. II, Part I, pp.55-56. 12) Strisvanantarajatasu dvijairutpaditan sutan / sadrsan eva tanahurmatrdosavigarhitan // 13) Arthashastra III/7/21, Cf.N.10 above. Manusmriti X. 6. Savarna brahmaniputrah ksatriyayamanantarah , Narada S. (stri.) 106. 14) Anulomasu matrvarnah / Vishnusmriti 16/2. - 15) Varnanam santaralanam sa sadacara ucyate / Manusmriti II/18 16) Ugrannaisadyam kukkutah / Viparyaye pulkasah Vaidehikayamambasthad vainah / Viparyaye kusilavah / Ksattayamugracchvapaka ityete cantaralah / Arthashastra III.7.33-37.

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17) Reconstructed Text ,Sr.no.1082. 18) Varjayen madhu mansam ca gandham malyam rasan striyah Manusmriti II/177. Cf.Reconstructed Text ,Sr.no.121. 19) Mundo va jatilo va syadathava syacchikhajatah / Manusmriti II/219. 1 Mundajatilasikhajatasca / Gautama Dharmasutra I/I/26. 20) Jatilah sikhajato va / Vapayeditaran / a Jatilah sikhajato va / Apastamba Dharmasutra I/1/2/31-32. Vasishtha Dharmasutra VII/11. 702 21) Brahmacarina mundena jatelena va bhavyam / Vishnusmriti (28/41). 22) Amavasyacaturdasyoh paunamasyastakasu ca / amavasya gurum hanti sisyam hanti caturdasi // Brahmastakapaundamasyau tasmattah parivrajet // Pancadas yam caturdasyamastamyam rahusutake // Yajnavalkya-smrti I/146. 23) Ayane visuve caiva sayane bodhane hareh / anandhyayastu kartavyo manvadisu yugadisu // -Manusmriti 4/113-114. Naradiya purana S .C.I, p.58.

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703 24) Y i i Atha salinayayavaracakracar adharmakanks inam / Salasrayatvacchalinatvam / Vrtya varayayatiti Yayavaratvam / Anukramacaranaccakracaratvam // BDS. III/1/1 & 3. 25) Dvividhamapi grhastham prahuh salinam yayavaram ca / salinat panyataro yayavarah sreyan //....... Sarvasvavasthasu bahvosya sala iti salinah salavaniti va salinah salayamatmavrttibhirlinah salinah / ..... salinadatmavrttiyapanad vara iti yayavarah / Dasa dasa ratrirvasan yatiti yayavarah / Parasvastasu vrttis vatmanam yapayatiti yayavarah /..... Harita quot. in Grihastha Ratnakara , p.415 & 419 26) Grhasthascaturvidhah vartavrttih salinavrttiryayavargharacarikasceti / Yayavaro haviryajnaih somayajnaisca yajate yajayatyadhite'dhyapayati dadati pratigrhnati satkarmanirato.... Ghoracariko niyamairyukto yajate na yajayatyadhite nadhyapayati dadati na pratigrhaati..../ i } Vaikhanasa Dharmasutra , I. 5. 27) Mm. P.V.Kane, History of Dharmashastra , Vol. III, p. 905, n.1766. 28) Catvaryabdasahastrani catvaryabdasatani ca / kaleryada gamisyanti tada treta parigrahah/ Sammyas astu na kartavyo brahmanena vijanata // Vyas a quoted in Caturvimshati Mata Sangraha , p.55.

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