Narayana-Smrtih

Contents: Preface. I: 1. Introduction. II: 2. Discriminating the righteous from the unrighteous. 3. Reflections on oneness of Jati. 4. Reflections on oneness of faith. 5. Reflections on oneness of God. III: 6. Dharma in general. 7. Fivefold purities. IV: 8. Child birth. 9. Caring for the child. 10. Initiating into formal education. V: 11. Duties related to each stage of life. VI: 12. Studenthood. VII: 13. Being a householder. VIII: 14. Five great sacrifices. IX: 15. Funeral rites. X: 16. Renunciation or Samnyasa.

"Smrtis, in Indian spiritual lore, denote the class of canonical texts that teach traditional laws, civil or religious, as against Srutis that reveal the eternal reality. Such laws, as is to be presumed, need periodical revision or modification, or even total nullifying and replacement.

Narayana Guru took up the challenge to write a new Smrti text when he felt that the two-thousand-years old Manusmrti has become outdated for modern times.

Narayana Smrti is an alternative new text fit for current times while being fully in conformity with the traditional wisdom, espoused in Indian literature."