The Rashtrakutas and their Times c20.70

c20.70

If we compare the daily routine laid down by early Smriti writers for a Brahmana householder with that laid down by later Nibandha writers, we shall find a great change. The earlier writers like Manu and Yājñavalkya prescribe one bath and two prayers a day and lay an emphasis principally on the Pañcamahāyajñas. The Nibandha writers seek to increase the Smarta ritual to such an extent that hardly any time is left for secular duties. Our period marked the transition time.