From the Bhakti List Archives
Mani Varadarajan
• Fri Jul 23 1999 - 17:13:23 PDT
Sri Lakshmi Narasimhan wrote:
> It is said that ladies are not supposed to recite Vishnu SahasranAmam
> which is also nAma sankirtanam. Isn't this restriction contrary to
> Bhismar's statement that all are qualified to do nAma sankirtanam?
>
> Please pardon me for any offense.
Dear Sri Lakshmi Narasimhan:
This issue was discussed in some detail in January 1998.
Please visit the archives and see this article, among
others:
http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/jan98/0162.html
As you have noted, such a restriction does not jive well
with the teaching of both Bhishma and Bhattar.
Mani