[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v6.c79 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c79: Brief Synopsis of the Contents of Volume V History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c79 - **Language:** English ### Brief Synopsis of the Contents of Volume V ### [v6.c79.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.1) | | Pages | | \*Section I. Vratas (religious vows) and Utsavas (religious festivals)\* | 1–462 | | Chapter I. Vrata in the Ṛgveda. | 1–21 | | Chapter II. Vrata in the Vedic Literature, Sūtras, Smṛtis, definition and importance of Vratas. | 22–50 | | Chapter III. Persons entitled to engage in Vratas, objects desired by means of Vratas, classifications of Vratas, Literature on Vratas, times for Vratas. | 51–80 | | Chapter IV. Individual vratas, Caitra Pratipad, Rāmanavamī, Akshayya-tṛtīyā, Paraśurāmajayantī, Daśaharā, Sāvitrīvrata. | 81–94 | | Chapter V. Ekādaśī. | 95–121 | | Chapter VI. Cāturmāsya. | 122–123 | | Chapter VII. Vratas called Nāgapañcamī, Manasāpūjā, Rakṣābandhana, Kṛṣṇajanmāṣṭamī | 124–143 | | Chapter VIII. Vratas of Haritālikā, Gaṇeśacaturthī, Ṛṣipañcamī, Anantacaturdaśī. | 144–153 | | Chapter IX. Navarātra or Durgotsava. | 154–187 | | Chapter X. Vijayādaśamī and Divālī. | 188–210 | | Chapter XI. Makrasaṅkrānti and Mahāśivarātri. | 211–236 | ### [v6.c79.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.2) Chapter XII. Holikā and Grahaṇa (Eclipses) 237-250 ### [v6.c79.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.3) Chapter XIII. List of other Vratas and Utsavas. 251-462 ### [v6.c79.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.4) \*Section II. Kāla, Muhūrta, the influence of Astrology on Dharmaśāstra and Calendar\* 463-718 ### [v6.c79.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.5) Chapter XIV. Conception of Kāla (Time) 463-485 ### [v6.c79.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.6) Chapter XV. Units of Kāla. 486-536 ### [v6.c79.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.7) Chapter XVI. Muhūrta. 537-603 ### [v6.c79.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.8) Chapter XVII. Muhūrtas for religious rites 604-640 ### [v6.c79.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.9) Chapter XVIII. Calendar, eras, various reckonings about years, months etc. 641-685 ### [v6.c79.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.10) Chapter XIX. Kalpa, Manvantara, Mahāyuga, Yuga. 686-718 ### [v6.c79.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.11) \*Section III. Śānti (propitiatory rite for averting the deity's wrath, a calamity or an unlucky event.\* 719-814 ### [v6.c79.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.12) Chapter XX. Vedic meaning and procedure of Śāntis. 719-747 ### [v6.c79.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.13) Chapter XXI. Individual Śāntis. 748-814 ### [v6.c79.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.14) \*Section IV. Purāṇas and Dharmaśāstra.\* 815-912 ### [v6.c79.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.15) Chapter XXII. Origin and development of Purāṇa literature. 815-886 ### [v6.c79.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.16) Chapter XXIII. Brief notes on individual Purāṇas and Upapurāṇas. 887-912 ### [v6.c79.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.17) \*Section V. Purāṇas and disappearance of Buddhism.\* 913-1030 ### [v6.c79.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.18) Chapter XXIV. Influence of Purāṇas on Dharmaśāstra. 913-1002 ### [v6.c79.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.19) Chapter XXV. Causes of the disappearance of Buddhism from India. 1003–1030 ### [v6.c79.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.20) \*Section VI. Tāntrik doctrines and Dharmaśāstra, Nyāsa, Mudrā, Yantra, Cakra, Maṇḍala.\* 1031–1151 ### [v6.c79.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.21) Chapter XXVI. Tāntrik doctrines and Dharmaśāstra 1031–1119 ### [v6.c79.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.22) Chapter XXVII. Nyāsas, Mudrās, Yantra, Cakra, Maṇḍala and Appendix on Works on Tantra. 1120–1151 ### [v6.c79.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.23) \*Section VII. Pūrvamīmāṁsā and Dharmaśāstra.\* 1152–1351 ### [v6.c79.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.24) Chapter XXVIII. Mīmāṁsā and Dharmaśāstra. 1152–1201 ### [v6.c79.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.25) Chapter XXIX. Some fundamental doctrines of Pūrva-mīmāṁsā. 1202–1282 ### [v6.c79.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.26) Chapter XXX. On Mīmāṁsā principles and rules of interpretation in relation to Dharmaśāstra; appendix on Nyāyas. 1283–1351 ### [v6.c79.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.27) \*Section VIII. Relation of Sāṅkhya, Yoga and Tarka to Dharmaśāstra.\* 1352–1482 ### [v6.c79.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.28) Chapter XXXI. Dharmaśāstra and Sāṅkhya. 1352–1384 ### [v6.c79.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.29) Chapter XXXII. Yoga and Dharmaśāstra. 1385–1467 ### [v6.c79.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.30) Chapter XXXIII. Tarka and Dharmaśāstra. 1468–1482 ### [v6.c79.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.31) \*Section IX. Cosmology and the doctrine of Karma and Punarjanma.\* 1483–1612 ### [v6.c79.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79.32) Chapter XXXIV. Cosmology. 1483–1529 ## Cites (3) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit - [Rāmanavamī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.vrata.jayanti.ramanavami-works) - [Ṛṣipañcamī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.vrata.other-tithi.pancami.rsipancami) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v6.c79) · Pramāṇa