The Manu Smriti by Manu maligned due to later Interpolations.
Respected Moderator and esteemed Members,
The Manu Smriti(MS), which is the Manual on dharma (right behaviour, law , morality and such things) has 2,694 stanzas in 12 chapters. However, Dr. Surender Kumar, in his well-researched thought provoking book "The Manu Smriti" (in Hindi), has explained in detail how out of the 2685 shlokas only 1214 are the genuine ones and the remaining 1471 (almost 55%) are non-genuine ones, being later interpolations, inconsistent with Manu's thoughts, and being not in consonance with the Vedas. The learned author has also indicated against each such verse,( which he considers interpolation) , detailed reasons why he consideres it so being against the basic Principles laid down by Manu and why such verses should be discarded. A perusal of the above well-researched "The Manu Samriti(in Hindi) published by Arsh Sahitya Prachar Trust, Delhi (1991) would transpire that the concerned verses being interpolations and added later on by vested interests, need be ignored altogether.
Posted by: "Ved Prakash Bhatia" vpbhatia39@yahoo.com Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:02 pm (PDT)
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Namaste Ved Prakash Bhatia Ji- from ganesh
Thursday, October 23, 2008 10:19 AM
From: "ganesh p" ganesh151@gmail.com
To: "Ved Prakash Bhatia" vpbhatia39@yahoo.com
Namaste Ved Ji,
Thank you for this most interesting article.Wish to obtain an english version of Dr. Surender Kumar's bookDo you know I can go about this. I reside in Canadathank you.
ganesh
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