Patrick mentioned that scriptural commandments "were originally meant for a group of people in a different time and place," which is not the way that MÄ«mÄṃsakas understand scriptural commandments. They consider the commandments themselves to be outside of time (and apauruá¹£eya, not authored by any historical person), and their addressees to be defined by open-ended criteria that cut across time and space (adhikÄra). There is some discussion of how these commandments are imagined to work in the MÄ«mÄṃsÄnyÄyaprakÄÅ›a, already mentioned, which has been translated by Franklin Edgerton, and in James Benson's recent translation of the MÄ«mÄṃsÄnyÄyasaṃgraha of MahÄdeva VedÄntin (Wiesbaden 2010). Maybe one place to start is the discussion of adhikÄra-vidhis (in the sixth adhyÄya of the MÄ«mÄṃsÄ system, and section 225 ff. in Edgerton's translation).You may also want to consult Kanchana Natarajan, The Vidhi Viveka of Maṇá¸ana MiÅ›ra: Understanding Vedic Injunctions (Delhi 1995).On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 5:48 AM, Nagaraj Paturi <nagarajpaturi@gmail.com> wrote:Dear Patrick,> I thought I might find some help here in locating the passages I seek.ÂBy mÄ«mÄmsÄ, if you mean the original book of the darÅ›ana on which all the books known as mÄ«mÄmsÄ books are composed, you do not get any passages as you sought. The book is in the form of sÅ«tras. .If you saw a passage as you mentioned, it must be a book interpreting or discussing the sÅ«tras.Å›Ästra compelling someone to act in a certain way is a complex issue. Depending on which sampradÄya a person follows, and the varṇa and ÄÅ›rama to which one considers oneself belonging, feeling oneself  compelled by śÄstra to follow karmakÄná¸a varies.For example, a sannyÄsi of advaita or a follower of certain Bhakti tradition may not feel compelled that way.You might want to know the complexity of these details.A list member may guide you to a publication discussing such details.    Â--On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 1:36 PM, Krishnaprasad G <krishnaprasadah.g@gmail.com> wrote:For beginners Arthasangraha is better. Especially the translation and notes by A.B Gajendragadkar and R.D Karmarmakar is very lucid and clear
On Sep 20, 2016 9:17 AM, "patrick mccartney" <psdmccartney@gmail.com> wrote:______________________________Dear Friends,ÂI find myself intrigued by the idea that there are people today compelled to carry on the karmakÄṇḑa rituals.ÂI read a brief passage that alludes to the mÄ«mÄṃsÄ thought-world as providing textual evidence and injunctions for this practice of reenacting scriptural commandments, which were originally meant for a group of people in a different time and place. However, it only mentions mÄ«mÄṃsÄ and does not mention any specific author or text.I would like to read this text but, as I know very little about mÄ«mÄṃsÄ I do not really know where to start. I thought I might find some help here in locating the passages I seek.ÂThank you for your help.All the best,Patrick McCartney, PhDFellowSchool of Culture, History & Language
College of the Asia-Pacific
The Australian National University
Canberra, Australia, 0200
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