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 9 - The distinctive features of the Devalasmriti
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INTRODUCTORY :
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In this & the next chapter, an attempt is made to study the
text, from various standpoints, with a view to enlightening the
distinctive features, reflected in it. The treatment would be
somewhat critical & comparative.
The present chapter, contains the study of the text, from
the following points of view, that constitute the abhudaya aspect
(worldly prosperity) of the twofold purusartha, mentioned by Devala
(2201-2202).
(A) The Distinctive Religious Features.
(B) The Distinctive Social Features.
(C) The Distinctive Sacramental Features Part I.
(D) The Distinctive Sacramental Features Part II.
(E) The Distinctive Sacramental Features Part III.
(F) The Distinctive Ritualistic Features.
(G) The Distinctive Legal Features.
(H) The Distinctive Expiatory Features.
The next chapter would contain the distinctive philosophical
features of the text. These are separately studied, as they constitute
the nihsreyasa aspect (spiritual prosperity) of the purus artha.
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