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==Significance of Vasiṣṭha Dharmasutras== | ==Significance of Vasiṣṭha Dharmasutras== | ||
| − | Vasiṣṭha Dharmasutras is a fairly ancient work belonging to the period 300-100 B. C. Though assigned to the Kalpasutra group of the Ṛgveda there is no specific proof to conclusively prove it. One of the printed editions considered as a standard publication contains 30 chapters. Only one commentary, the Vidvanmodini by Yajñasvāmin, is available. | + | [[Vasiṣṭha Dharmasutras]] is a fairly ancient work belonging to the period 300-100 B. C. Though assigned to the [[Kalpasutra]] group of the [[Ṛgveda]] there is no specific proof to conclusively prove it. One of the printed editions considered as a standard publication contains 30 chapters. Only one commentary, the Vidvanmodini by Yajñasvāmin, is available. |
==Contents of Vasiṣṭha Dharmasutras== | ==Contents of Vasiṣṭha Dharmasutras== | ||
The contents may be briefly summed up as follows: | The contents may be briefly summed up as follows: | ||
| − | * Definition of dharma | + | * Definition of [[dharma]] |
| − | * Limits of Āryāvarta | + | * Limits of [[Āryāvarta]] |
* Sins and sinners | * Sins and sinners | ||
* Six forms of marriage | * Six forms of marriage | ||
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* King and administration of justice | * King and administration of justice | ||
* Partition of property | * Partition of property | ||
| − | * Pratiloma castes | + | * [[Pratiloma]] castes |
* Certain prāyaścittas or expiations | * Certain prāyaścittas or expiations | ||
| − | * Virtues of prāṇāyāma and | + | * Virtues of [[prāṇāyāma]] and Gāyatrī[[mantra]] as purifiers |
* Eulogy of Vedic mantras | * Eulogy of Vedic mantras | ||
| − | * Eulogy of dharma | + | * Eulogy of [[dharma]] |
==References From and Of this Work== | ==References From and Of this Work== | ||
| − | The work refers to several verses of the Ṛgveda. Other dharmaśāstra works like the Mitākṣarā on Yājñavalkya Smṛti by Vijñāneśvara<ref>He lived in A. D. 1100.</ref> quote from this work. Vijñāneśvara<ref>Vijñāneśvara lived in A. D. 1100.</ref> quote from this work. It has many things in common with the dharmasutras of Baudhayana and Gautama. | + | The work refers to several verses of the [[Ṛgveda]]. Other dharmaśāstra works like the Mitākṣarā on [[Yājñavalkya Smṛti]] by Vijñāneśvara<ref>He lived in A. D. 1100.</ref> quote from this work. Vijñāneśvara<ref>Vijñāneśvara lived in A. D. 1100.</ref> quote from this work. It has many things in common with the [[dharmasutras]] of [[Baudhayana]] and Gautama. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
| − | * The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore | + | * The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram [[Krishna]] Math, Bangalore |
[[Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]] | [[Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:30, 19 December 2016
By Swami Harshananda
Sometimes transliterated as: Vasistha Dharmasutras, VasiSTha Dharmasutras, Vasishtha Dharmasutras
Contents
Significance of Vasiṣṭha Dharmasutras
Vasiṣṭha Dharmasutras is a fairly ancient work belonging to the period 300-100 B. C. Though assigned to the Kalpasutra group of the Ṛgveda there is no specific proof to conclusively prove it. One of the printed editions considered as a standard publication contains 30 chapters. Only one commentary, the Vidvanmodini by Yajñasvāmin, is available.
Contents of Vasiṣṭha Dharmasutras
The contents may be briefly summed up as follows:
- Definition of dharma
- Limits of Āryāvarta
- Sins and sinners
- Six forms of marriage
- Four varṇas
- Ātatāyins or criminals
- Duties common to all varṇas
- Four āśramas and the duties pertaining to them
- Vedic studies
- Permitted and forbidden food
- Rules of adoption
- King and administration of justice
- Partition of property
- Pratiloma castes
- Certain prāyaścittas or expiations
- Virtues of prāṇāyāma and Gāyatrīmantra as purifiers
- Eulogy of Vedic mantras
- Eulogy of dharma
References From and Of this Work
The work refers to several verses of the Ṛgveda. Other dharmaśāstra works like the Mitākṣarā on Yājñavalkya Smṛti by Vijñāneśvara[1] quote from this work. Vijñāneśvara[2] quote from this work. It has many things in common with the dharmasutras of Baudhayana and Gautama.
References
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore