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 1) Tasamadyascatas rastu ninditaikadas i ca ya / Manusmriti (III.47). Brahmacaryaiva parvanyadyascatas rastu varjayet / - Yajnavalkya-smrti (1.79). 2) garbhadhanam dvijah kuryadrtau prathama Eva hi / caturthadivasadurdhvam putrarthi divase same // 1 Laghu-Ashvalayana Smriti (III.1). 3) Caturthiprabhrtya sodas imuttaramuttaram...... Apastamba Grihyasutra (III. 9.1). caturthe 'hni snatayam yugmasu ceti / Harita in Smriticandrika-Ahnika, p.15. 4) Nisekadis masananto mantrairyasyodito vidhih Nisekadismasananto / " Nisekadismas anantastesam vai mantratah kriyah // Manusmriti (II.16a) Yajnavalkya-smrti (1.10) Gautama Dharmasutra (1/8/14-22) Garbhadhanapums avana.....etyete catvarimsat samskarah // 5) Laghu-Ashvalayana Smriti (III.1) Cf. No.2 above. RT-Sr.no.336-337. 6) Hindu Samskaras Chapter V, p. 94. 713
7) Mm. Kane, P.V. History of Dharmashastra , Vol. II, Part I, p.226. 8) Simantannayanam karma tatstris amskara isyate / kecidgarbhasya samskaro garbham garbham prayujyate // Visnu. quot. in S. .C.,I, p.17. Simantonnayanam karma na strisamskara isyate / garbhasyaiva tu samskaro garbhe garbhe prayojayet // Laghu.Vishnusmriti (Anand.) (1.10). 714 9) Tirthas amavaye casam yathavivaham purvodham jivatputram va purvam gacchet / Arthashastra (3/2/54). 10) Mm. Kane, P.V. History of Dharmashastra , Vol. II, Part I, p.196. 11) Dr. Pandey, Raj Bali Hindu Samskaras, pp.179-180. 12) Brihaspati Smriti (Samskara) 230-258. Markandeya - quot. in S.C,,I,p.26. 13) History of Dharmashastra , Vol. II, Part I, p.266. 14) Catvari vedavratani Gautama Dharmasutra (1/8/15). B 15) Cf. The Sacramental Features, Part III-2. 16) Cf.Ram Goptal India of Vedic Kalpasutras, p.307, & Mm. Kane, P.V., History of Dharmashastra , Vol. II, Part I, pp.370-375. 17) Trimsadvarsodvahet kanyam hrdyam dvadas avarsikim / W tryastavarso'stavarsam va dharme sidati satvarah // va Manusmriti (IX. 94).
Aprayacchan samaptoti bhrunahatyamrtavrtau / gamy antyabhave datrnam kanya kuryat svayamvaram // Yajnavalkya-smrti (1/64) Mata caiva pita caiva jyestha bhrata tathaiva ca / trayaste narakam yanti drstva kanyam rajasvalam // Parasara S. (VIII/6-9) - 18) Mm. Kane, P.V.- History of Dharmashastra , Vol. II, Part I, p.440. 19) Ibid., p.443. 20) Cf. Note 17 above. 21) Catvari vivahakaranani vittam rupam prajnabandhavamiti / 715. Bharadvaja Grihyasutra (1/11) 22) Dr.Ram Gopal India of Vedic Kalpasutras, pp.425-427. Tanaka Sevdaka 23) Parasara S. (II), Brhatparasara S. (V).
