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Re: ARTICLE : God and the Shastras (was Re: ARTICLE : Advice on...)
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Subject: Re: ARTICLE : God and the Shastras (was Re: ARTICLE : Advice on...)
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From: "Jaldhar H. Vyas" <jaldhar@braincells.com>
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Date: Sat, 5 Oct 1996 01:03:57 GMT
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References: <ghenDyL5AD.Hp@netcom.com> <ghenDyotKF.44L@netcom.com> <ghenDyrFwA.624@netcom.com>
ramana@ecf.toronto.edu (Ganapathiraju Sree Ramana Gopal) wrote in article
<ghenDyrFwA.624@netcom.com>...
> this is interesting notion of dharma! *assuming* for a moment that
> marriage within one's caste is "dharmik" "obligation",
Which it is.
> what you are
> saying is that as long as one marries one person within one's
> caste, there is no bar for any number of subsequent "non-dharmkik"
> marriages! did i understand correctly?
Amongst Kshatriyas this is indeed their tradition. You weren't aware of
this? It is clearly documented in history that royalty have had many
wives and concubines. Some other jatis have had similiar customs. Others
are strictly monogamous. This is why a thorough knowledge of history and
tradition is as important scriptuaral knowledge to truly understand our
religion.
The children of such unions have no rights to religious duties such as
shraddha, upanayana etc. and only half or none of the inheritance rights
according to which authority you ask.
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