The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c13.s2.t6: 3. Govindarāja (c 1124)
The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c13.s2.t6
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3. Govindarāja (c 1124)
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(i) Commentary on *Manu*,
(ii) *Smritimanjari*, an original work.
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The contributions of the diverse regions of India to the evolution of Hindu law in the twelfth century¹¹ were no less significant than in the previous century. Lakṣmīdhara (c 1150) wrote *Smriti Kalpataru*. The author was foreign minister of Govindachandra, the Gahadavāl or Rāṭhor Emperor of Kanauj (1104-1154). His influence on Bengal and Mithilā was very great. He is quoted by Aniruddha, Ballālasena, Śūlapāṇi and Raghunandana of Bengal. He was plagiarized by Chaṇḍeśvara (1315).
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¹¹ Kane, pp. 289, 300, 314, 315, 317, 318, 325-30, 332, 337, 340.
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Lakṣmīdhara took great interest in political philosophy also. The *Rājadharma* section of his *Smriti-Kalpataru* was substantial enough to be used by Chaṇḍeśvara of Mithilā in his *Rājanīti-Ratnākara* (c 1370).
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Aparāditya (c 1150) wrote a commentary (called *Aparārka*) on Yājnavalkya. He was a ruler of Northern Konkan (Bombay).
Linked texts (4)
- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
- Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit
- Rājadharma
- Rājanītiratnākara — Caṇḍeśvara Ṭhakkura, Sanskrit