Vishnu Smriti (Study)

by Minu Bhattacharjee | 1995 | 26,631 words

Summary: This essay represents and English study of the Vishnu-Smriti: an ancient Sanskrit Sutra belonging to the Dharmashastra branch of Hindu knowledge. It deals with the rules of various traditions and customs such as Castes, Monarchy, Criminal and Civil Law, Penances and Asceticism. The Vishnu-smriti consists of one hundred chapters and is presented in the form of a dialogue between Vishnu and Prithvi (the goddess Earth).

Original titles: Viṣṇusmṛti (विष्णुस्मृति), Viṣṇu-smṛti (विष्णु-स्मृति), Vishnusmriti, Visnusmrti.

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Acknowledgement

Note on Methodology

Preface

+ Chapter 1 - Introduction

. 1. Dharma—What it is

. 2. Sources of Dharma

. 3. The Shrauta and the Grihya-sutras

. 4. The Dharma sutras and Dharma sastras

. 5. Period of Dharmasutra and Dharmasastra

. 6. Subject Matter of Dharmasastra

+ Chapter 2