Śāṅkarasmr̥ti : Laghudharmaprakāśikā
tranaslatied by Unni N P
- Torino Comitato Promotore per la Pubblicazione del Corpus Iuris Sanscriticum 2003
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It is 14th century text dealing with the social religion and cultural custom peculiar to Kerala. In 12 chapters each divided in 4 padas it deals into many peculiar items on dharmasastra such as origin of the varnas and their duties types of marriages rules for smearing ashes, the sixteen customary rites matrilineal system smartavicara , duties of various castes, pollution of different kinds, the 64 anacaras extraordinary customs peculiar to Kerala etc.
introduction, critical edition, translation and appendices by N.P. Unni.