By Swami Harshananda
The Madanapārijāta is an extensive digest of dharmaśāstra by Viśveśvara Bhaṭṭa. It was written probably during the period CE 1360-1390. He was a court pundit of the king Madanapāla who was the ruler of a small state north of Delhi, on the bank of the river Yamunā.
His other work is the Subodhinī which is a commentary on the Mitāksarā of Vijñāneśvara (12th century CE). The contents of the Madanapārijāta may briefly be stated as follows:
- Brahmacarya - studenthood
- Duties of householders
- Various sanskāras or sacraments
- Śrāddha - obsequial rites
- Aśauca - ceremonial impurity
- Dāyabhāga
- Prāyaścittas - expiations
References[edit]
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore