[sv-rituals] Vedic kriyas
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• April 12, 2002
Dear learned bhagavathars I would like your advice on something thats concerned me for some time regarding the performance of vedic kriyas. I'm a college sophmore at the moment, and I've been studying vedas (sakalya rigvedam, krishna yajurvedam) for the past few years but independently since I've not had a personal guru. Also I've taught myself the various ahannikams like trikala sandhya, agnihotram, pithru tharpanam etc and observe them as regularly as possible. The problem is I'm not from a brahmin family, coming from a (saiva) vellalar pillai background. I would like to know the reason behind the prohibition of vedic studies and observances to the non-brahmin community (which i realise is stigmatised as 'sudra'). Also, whether these restrictions still apply and whether I am doing something wrong because of my passion for vedas and vedic rituals. Many thanks in advance. Rajesh ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4 and no minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/orkH0C/n97DAA/ySSFAA/XUWolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- SrImatE rAmAnujAya namaH -- Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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