Vratas depicted in the Gangajala (study)

by Maitreyee Goswami | 2018 | 55,000 words

Hinduism Dharmashastra

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Summary: This essay studies Vratas (vows) depicted in the Gangajala and explores its socio-religious implications reflecting medieval Assam. The Gangajala is a Smriti-Nibandha, i.e., a text belonging to the Kamarupa School of Dharma-shastra literature which deals with social topics, religious rites and local traditions. The term Vrata refers to ritual vows aimed at spiritual and moral purification.

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The full text of the Vratas depicted in the Gangajala (study) in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

Acknowledgement

+ Chapter 1 - Introduction

. Part 1 - Dharmaśāstra: its meaning

. Part 2 - Aims and objectives of Dharmaśāstra

. Part 3 - Dharmaśāśtra and Smṛtinibandha

. Part 4.1 - The pre-Pītāmbara Siddhāntavāgiśa period

. Part 4.2 - The Pītāmbara Siddhāntavāgiśa period

. Part 4.3 - The post-Pītāmbara Siddhāntavāgiśa period

. Part 5 - Assam as a seat of Vedic culture

. Part 6.1 - Significance of the name Gaṅgājala

. Part 6.2 - The date of Gaṅgājala

. Part 6.3 - Date of Dāmodara Miśra (the Author)

. Part 7 - Sources of Gaṅgājala

+ Chapter 2

. Part 1 - Gaṅgājala—its genre

. Part 2.1 - Summary of the Prāyaścitta-prakaraṇa

. Part 2.2 - Summary of the Vivāhyāstrī-nirūpaṇa

. Part 3.1 - Summary Of The Tithi-Prakaraṇa

. Part 3.2 - Summary of the Śrāddha-prakaraṇa

. Part 3.3 - Summary of the Aśauca-prakaraṇa

+ Chapter 3

. Part 1 - Discussion of the Vratas depicted in the Gaṅgājala—Introduction

. Part 2 - The Vratas dealt with in the Gaṅgājala (II)

. Part 3 - Vratas dealt with in the Vrataviveka-pariccheda—Introduction

. Part 3.1 - Discussion on Aśokāṣṭamī-vrata

. Part 3.2 - Discussion on Kojāgara-vrata

. Part 3.3 - Discussion on Manasāpañcamī-vrata

. Part 3.4 - Discussion on Rohiṇyṣṭamī-vrata

. Part 3.5 - Discussion on Śivarātri-vrata

+ Chapter 4

. Part 1 - A study of the Vratas in the Gaṅgājala (II)—Introduction

. Part 2.1 - A study on the Agastyārghya-vrata

. Part 2.2 - A study on the Bhīṣmāṣṭamī-vrata

. Part 2.3 - A study on the Ekabhakta-vrata

. Part 2.4 - A study on the Nakta-vrata

. Part 2.5 - A study on the Saptamī-vrata

. Part 2.6 - A study on the Upavāsa-vrata

. Part 2.7 - A study on the Yugādi-vrata

. Part 3.1 - A study on the Ambuvācī-vrata

. Part 3.2 - A study on the Bhūmidāha-vrata

. Part 3.3 - A study on the Caitra Madana Trayodaśī Vrata

. Part 3.4 - A study on the Halavāhana-niṣedha-vrata

. Part 3.5 - A study on the Śakrotthāna-vrata

. Part 3.6 - A study on the Saṃkrānti-vrata

. Part 3.7 - A study on the Śayanādi-vrata

Chapter 5 - Impact of Gaṅgājala

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