Parāśara Smṛti
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What it is about
The Parashara Smriti, a code of Hindu law.
Context and history
A late dharmashastra regulating duties, punishments and purifications for the present age, the Kali Yuga — and invoked precisely when older rules are held inapplicable. It matters as a legal and social document: classical Hindu law does not separate law from morality or from ritual.
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