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 10 - Philosophical aspect of the Devalasmriti

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Sattvapurus ayoh suddhis amye kaivalyam / - Y.S. III/49. .. Tada vivekanimmam kaivalyaprag bharam cittam / · Y.S. IV/26. Purusārthas sunyānām....kaivalyam svarūpapratisthā vā រ citisaktiḥ Y.S. IV/34. 98. Nanandabhivyakt irmuktirnirdharmakatvat // 1 -
San.S. (5/74).
Na viseṣagatirniṣkriyasya /
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San.s.(5/76).
1 Samyogasca viyogantā iti na desadilabho'pi /
San.S.(5/80).
Nendradipadayogo'pi tadvat /
99. Duhkhatrayabhighat....
100.
101.
San.S. (5/83).
San.Ka.l
Nanandabhivyaktirmukrtirnirdharmatvat /
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San.S. (5/74).
Tadabhave saṃyogabhavo' pradurbhavaḥ sa moksah
Vaisesika sūtra(5/2/20).
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Atah param brahmabhūto bhūtātmā nopalabhyate /
nisrtaḥ sarvabhave bhyascihnan yasya na vidyate //
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