Skandapurāṇa

The passage from Vanaparva 188. 30–64 is quoted in the 3rd vol. of H. of Dh. pp. 1012–13. The half ‘verse is भोगयिष्यन्ति शूद्राणां प्रज्ञाः ’ from Vanaparva 188.39, line 38 of Jayaswal’s text and 110 of Prof. Mankad’s text (reads शूद्राणां धर्मशास्त्रं which does not appear correct and yields hardly any sense). Compare Yugapurāṇa (lines 111–115 of Jayaswal and ll. 182–186 of Prof. Mankad’s text with Vanaparva 188. 65–66. 1348ḍ For the story of this quarrel, vide Matsya-purāṇa 50. 36–43. One half line is variously read ‘dharma-mīmāṁsā vṛddhā janām bhokṣyanti nirbhayāḥ’ (Jayaswal 1. 40). Prof. Mankad reads ‘dharmamīmāṁsā vṛddhā janām mokṣyanti nirbhayāḥ’. Jayaswal thinks that ‘Mīmāṁsaka’ refers to the Greek king Demetriuṣ Prof. Mankad does not agree.