The greatest authorities of
Dharmasaastraas are eighteen in number.
Manu, Brihaspati, Daksha, Yama,
Yajnavalkya, Gautama,Prachetas, Paraasara, Angiras, Samvarthaka, Shataatapa, Likhita, Shukra,
Atri, Vishnu, Shankara, Aapastambha, and Haritha.
Bohaayana, Aapastamba,
SatyaashaaDa, Traahyaayana, Agastya, Shaakalya, Ashwalaayana, Saambhaveeya,
Katyaayaana are the nine poorva
suukthaas. Vaikhanasam, Saunakeeyam, Bharadwajam, Agrniveshyam, Jaimineeyam,
Mathrunyam, Maadhyandhinam, Kaundinyam, and Kausheetakam are the apara sootraaas.
The Kausheetaka and Aaswalayana
Sutras are attached to Rigvedam..
Bhodaayanam, Aapastambham, Bhaaradwaajam, SatyaashaaDam, Vaikhaanasam...
these five sutras are attached to
Krishna Yajurvedam. Shukla yajurveda has
a sootra called Katyaayanam, and Samaveda encompasses Traahyaayanam and
Jaiminiiyam
The fundamental belief if Dharmasaastras is
that the Rishis who have discovered the laws have ordained the proper
conduct. What they call Dharma is so and
if they have probhibited anything
categorically, it is adharma.
वेदोऽखिल धर्ममूलं स्मृतिः शीले च तद्विदां।
आचारश्चैव साधूनां आत्मनः तुष्टिरेवच॥
vedo'khila dharmamūlaṁ smṛtiḥ
śīlee ca tadvidāṁ|
ācāraścaiva sādhūnāṁ ātmanaḥ tuṣṭirevaca||
The root source of Dharma is the
the four Vedas. The Dharmasastras, and
the local habits or precedents also are valid insofar as they are not in
conflict with the dictats of Vedas. The
ceremonies and observations followed by
the noble are also part of dharma and the litmus test for dharma is that it
should give delight to the self.
Ultimately, the aacharyaas have
always permitted amendments to the rules after very strict and impartial
evaluation of the pros and cons of a particular rule.
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