Smrithis or laws for just life

Smrithis  or laws  for just  life

Compiled by

P.R.Ramachander

(I hope  , after  reading this  , you would agree  with me  that , Smrithi  is  not at all a suitable  name to girls)

After Vedas(Sruthi)  , the next important  Hindu  religious books are Smrithis (That  which  is to be remembered)They deal extensively   about  the law of life  of all  the four Varnas(castes?)   of Hindus. All  Smrithis   are based  on Vedas.They explain and develops  Dharma(Just way  of life).

Unlike the Sruthis   that  do not change  , Smrithis  are  time to time modified according to  the particular  social  Situation,.Smrithis clearly  lay down rules  as to what  is desirable  to be done   and what  is not  desirable.

There are  18 different  Smrithis  and the most  important   are  Manu  Smrithi, Yagnavalkya  Smrithi   and  the Parasara  Smrithi.(The other 15 are Vishnu, Daksha. SAmvartha, Vyasa, Haritha. Satatapa, Vasishta, Yama, Apasthambha, Gauthama, Devala, Sankha  Likhitha, , Usana , Atri and  SAunaka)

Manu  Smrithi (Some people  ascribe  it to  one of the earliest  kings  of Humanity)  is  actually named as  “Manava  Dharma Shastra(The rules  of just living of men) “(The earliest  manuscript discovered  was in 18^th centuary  called  “Calcutta  Manuscript with Kulluka  BHatta commentary”

  There is a belief that Manu Smrithi   was intended for  SAthya Yuga, Yajnavalkya Smrithi   for  TReta  Yuga, Sankha and Likhitha  for Dwapara  yuga and that  of Parasara to Kali yuga

  Taking in to account   that every yuga  is several laks of years, our  quoting  Manu SMrithi  and Bombarding  it is not correct.. It is applicable for the  time  when it was  prescribed..It is not proper  or desirable   for us to follow Manu Smrithi.

  Many leading  lights of our religion believe  that it is time for a saint to write a  new Smrithi, because  the society  when those  Smrithis   were  written have  Changed.