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* some aspects of [[Yoga Darshana (योगदर्शनम्)|yoga]] like [[Pranayama (प्राणायामः)|pranayama]] and so on.

* some aspects of [[Yoga Darshana (योगदर्शनम्)|yoga]] like [[Pranayama (प्राणायामः)|pranayama]] and so on.

== अध्यायसारः  ॥ Chapter Contents of Parashara Smrti ==

== अध्यायसारः ॥ Chapter Contents of Parashara Smrti ==

One of the more ancient Smrtis extant even now, is the Parashara Smrti. It contains several views considered as peculiar, like eulogizing the practice of Sati (self-immolation by a widow on the funeral pyre of her husband). Numerous verses in it also occur in other Smrti-works like those of Manu and Baudhayana. Later writers of Nibandhas quote Parashara frequently. Madhavacharya (Vidyaranya) (14^th century CE) has written a voluminous commentary called ''Parashara-madhaviya'' on this Smrti.  

One of the more ancient Smrtis extant even now, is the Parashara Smrti. It contains several views considered as peculiar, like eulogizing the practice of Sati (self-immolation by a widow on the funeral pyre of her husband). Numerous verses in it also occur in other Smrti-works like those of [[Manu (मनु)|Manu]] and Baudhayana. Later writers of Nibandhas quote Parashara frequently. Madhavacharya (Vidyaranya - 14^th century CE) has written a voluminous commentary called Parashara-madhaviya on this Smrti. Parashara Smrti has 12 chapters and around 600 verses—or 592 according to its own statement at the end. The following is a brief summary of its contents<ref name=":0">Guruprasad Sharma (1998), Parashara Smrti, Varanasi: Chaukhamba Vidyabhavan.</ref>.

Parashara Smrti has 12 chapters and around 600 verses—or 592 according to its own statement at the end. The following is a brief summary of its contents<ref name=":0">Guruprasad Sharma (1998), Parashara Smrti, Varanasi: Chaukhamba Vidyabhavan.</ref>.

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!Chapter

!Chapter

|73

|73

|Chaturvarnya-vichara

|Chaturvarnya-vichara

|Knowledge of dharma;

|Knowledge of [[Dharma (धर्मः)|dharma]]

on the four yugas;

on the four yugas  

six daily duties like bath, sandhya ritual and Vedic studies;

six daily duties like bath, sandhya ritual and Vedic studies  

proper means of livelihood for the three lower varnas

[[Dharma of Employment (व्यवसायधर्मः)|proper means of livelihood]] for the three lower varnas

|-

|-

|2

|2

|20

|20

|Grihastha-dharmachara

|[[Grhasthashrama (गृहस्थाश्रमः)|Grhastha-dharmachara]]

|Duties of a householder

|Duties of a householder

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|-

|50

|50

|Janana-marana-sutakadi-shuddhi

|Janana-marana-sutakadi-shuddhi

|Ashaucha (ceremonial impurity) and purificatory processes

|[[Asoucha (आशौचम्)|Ashaucha]] (ceremonial impurity) and purificatory processes

|-

|-

|4

|4

|33

|33

|Udbandhanadi-mrta-shuddhi

|Udbandhanadi-[[Mrta-Asoucha (मृताशौचम्)|mrta]]-shuddhi

|On suicide;

|On suicide  

punishment for a wife who deserts her husband;

punishment for a wife who deserts her husband  

remarriage of women under certain conditions;

remarriage of women under certain conditions  

in praise of chaste widows

in praise of chaste widows

|8

|8

|50

|50

|Akama-krita-papa-prayashchitta

|Akama-krita-[[Papa and Punya (पाप एवं पुण्य)|papa]]-prayashchitta

|Expiations for the killing of cows and oxen unwillingly;

|Expiations for the killing of cows and oxen unwillingly  

constitution of a parishad (assembly) of Brahmins

constitution of a parishad (assembly) of [[Brahmana Dharma (ब्राह्मणधर्मः)|Brahmanas]]

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|-

|9

|9

|11

|11

|57

|57

|Papanam prayashchitta-vidhana

|[[Pataka (पातकम्)|Papa]]-prayashchitta-vidhana

|Expiations for the violation of the rules regarding the partaking of food;

|Expiations for the violation of the rules regarding the partaking of food  

purification of wells polluted by animals

purification of wells polluted by animals

|80

|80

|Sakala-prayashchitta-nirnaya

|Sakala-prayashchitta-nirnaya

|On the various kinds of bath;

|On the various kinds of bath  

bath for purification, expiations for mortal sins like murder of a Brahmin, consuming liquor, stealing of gold and so on

bath for purification, expiations for mortal sins like murder of a Brahmana, consuming liquor, stealing of gold and so on

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