[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) › v7.c95.97 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c95.97 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c95.97 - **Language:** English ### [v7.c95.97](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c95.97) ²⁴⁷¹ So much had to be said because Prof. Edgerton in his paper 'Dominant ideas in the formation of Indian culture' in J. A. O. S Vol. 62 (for 1942) pp 151-156 appears to suggest that the Upaniṣads carry forward the idea of the Atharvaveda that knowledge of a matter was supposed to have magic power. It is not possible for limitations of space to examine his arguments at length. With great respect for such a veteran scholar, it has to be said that, so far as the Upaniṣads are concerned, mere knowledge of brahma is only a first step, and that one who desires liberation has to live life on a high moral and spiritual level. Vide Gītā XIII. 7-11 for definition of jñāna. - [Previous: v7.c95.96](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c95.96) - [Next: v7.c95.98](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c95.98) - [Up: v7.c95](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c95) ## Cites (1) - [Bhagavadgītā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.all.gita.13.7) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c95.97](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c95.97) · Pramāṇa