The Law Code of Devala 1.16: Kṛtyakalpataru · Smṛticandrikā · Smṛtiratnākara +2
Devalasmṛti (fragments) 1.16
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.16
ātmānaṃ na śaped roṣān nīrujo na svaped divā | na nakhair vilikhed bhūmiṃ gāṃś ca rātrau na saṃviśet || na nadīṣu nadīṃ brūyāt parvateṣu ca parvatam | nānyat praśaṃset tatrasthas tīrtheṣv āyataneṣu ca
Having approached Devala, best of sages, / who was seated comfortably on the bank of the Indus, all the sages spoke these words:
He should not curse himself in anger, nor sleep by day when healthy, nor scratch the ground with his nails, nor lie down among cows at night; he should not speak of another river at a river, of another mountain on a mountain, nor praise another (place) when at a holy ford or shrine.
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Linked texts (5)
- Kṛtyakalpataru — Lakṣmīdhara Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Smṛticandrikā — Devaṇṇabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit
- Gṛhastharatnākara — Caṇḍeśvara, Sanskrit
- Smṛtiratnākara — Veṅkaṭanātha, Sanskrit
- Ācārādarśa — Gaurīpati or Gaurīśa 1615, Sanskrit