Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c15.66
Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c15.66
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c15.66
Parâśara boldly declares that Manu’s laws belonged to the Krita age, those of Gautama to the Tretâ, those of Śaṅkha and Likkita to the Dwâpara while his own are applicable to the Kali. Changes may take place within the span of the Kali age itself. The Bhagavad Gîtâ opens the door to change when it admits individual conscience, along with the Vedas and Smṛtis, among the bases of Dharma. Yājñavalkya enumerates the roots of Dharma as follows :—
Linked texts (7)
- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
- Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit
- Gautamadharmasūtra — Gautama (dharmasūtrakāra), Sanskrit
- Parāśarasmṛti — Parāśara, Sanskrit
- Śaṅkhasmṛti — Sanskrit
- Likhitasmṛti — Sanskrit
- Bhagavadgītā — Vyāsa, Sanskrit