Manusmriti
The Manusmriti, also known as the Laws of Manu, is an ancient legal text among the many Dharmasastras of Hinduism. Traditionally attributed to the sage Manu, it lays down the norms for social conduct, duties, laws, and ethics that have influenced Indian society for centuries.
Table of Contents for Manusmriti Original
- The genesis of the universe.
- Procedures of performing ceremonies, the methods of fulfilling vows.
- Holy baths, sexual life, performing marriages, Mahaya- gya (religious sacrifices), method of pacifying deceased ancestors etc.
- Regular ablutions and routines, Sutak Vrata. 5) Edible and non-edible things, cleanliness, impurity, the duty of the wife.
- Vanaprastha, liberation, Detachment.
- The duty of the Royal people.
- The relegation of duty.
- The duty of women and men, the duty of departments, the annihilation of the wicked, etc
- The narrow, parochial castes, the duty in emergency.
- Repentance.
- Transmigration, Supreme Bliss