This city is the witness of my suffering
For how many years I thought why
Why my forfathers choose to leave Kavre
This land must be nothing but chaos
With time this my mother land unfold
It sings its own song every day and night
Whether Khasa or Mithila they must leave
Who they are, this city is Kathmandu
City founded by Swayambhu the first Manu
Protected by Pasupatinath and 4 Narayan
Visited by Indra the mighty one
And always blessed by Matsyandranath the Great
Here Gauri dances in ectacy
Bagmati here teach how to speak
Bishnumati how to walk the life
Manohara establishes peace within heart
I just don’t have the energy to write against the popular teaching (perhaps I have read the wrong books) that Hindu jurisprudence is contained within the Smriti, mainly the Manusmriti, and the property systems of the two schools — Mitakshara and Dayabhaga (I forget which region each school belongs to). But these are laws, not jurisprudence. I admit I do not know the subject of jurisprudence deeply — such a tragedy — but it seems to me these were laws made for the time and place according to the wisdom of the sages of that era. The Smriti writers themselves clearly said that the source of their understanding is the Veda. So, anyone who wants to understand exactly what truth Hindus hold must study the Vedas. Those who cannot may go through the Upanishads (major texts distilled by sages to teach the essence of the Jñāna part of the Veda). Those who still find that difficult may turn to the Mahabharata (which is in itself a “great battle” to understand), or they may study Mīmāṁsā, Nyāya-śā...
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