Devala
historical figure · 1 work · 10 mentions · 14 anchored passages
in the texts
Vīramitrodaya
A jurist credited with the sākalya-vacana (rule of completeness) governing which tithi is used at sunrise/sunset for bathing, giving, and vows.
" Likewise, the *sākalya-vacana* of Devala:
As for the Devala-vākya, its purpose is to establish that the rite should be performed in the prescribed time-of-day (*aharbhāga*).
This is from the statement of Devala.