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 5 - Outline of the Devala-Smriti
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C38 6. Bhaksyabhaks yam 102 7. Desadharmah kāladharmasca
76 8. Danam
166 9. Dravyasuddhih
90 10. Asaucam
Asauca
42 124
224 11. Antyestih
12. Srāddham
II. Vyavaharadhyayaḥ
1. Rajadharmah
83 9
2. Atatayinah
3,
3. Strīpumdharmah
20 51
4. Dayavibhagah
III. Prayascittadhyayaḥ
1 1. Prayascittam
2. Mlecchitasuddhih
3. Anugrahaprayascittam
4. Vratani
5. Tīrthayatra
6. Nihsreyas am
IV. Parisistam Devaloktam Jyotiṣam
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1. Samskarah
2. Krsih
3. Grahacarah
4. Aristani
862 199
72 23
247 45
276 81
15 23
34.
9 Total No.
2556
