Gālava
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
the Brahmin Gālava
in the texts
Āṅgirasa Smṛti
A Brahmin exemplar who, though hungry, devotedly consumed panasa seeds to satisfy his ancestors.
In ancient times, the Brahmin Gālava, upon seeing some seeds, with devotion bought five or six of them and, though hungry, for the love of his ancestors, // Ang_1.
ate them himself with his wife and thus satisfied his ancestors.
Vīramitrodaya
Authority cited on several distinct rules, notably one whose ruling on parental śrāddha at a new moon is explicitly superseded by Gautama's statement.
even so, by the maxim, "One should not practice even a *dhārmic* act if it is not conducive to heaven and is disliked by the world," the statement of Gālava is superseded by the statement of Gautama, "For one's parents, however, until the impurity ends," which is supported by the practice of the learned.
> If there is impurity (*sūtaka*) at the time of death (*śāve*), and likewise in the remainder of the night, / > the *navaśrāddhas* should be given according to the time and according to the rules.
> Even in the impurity for one's parents, if a new moon should occur, / > the subsequent rite should end then, after three days.