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Re: ARTICLE : SBG, shruti and smR^iti
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To: soc-religion-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Subject: Re: ARTICLE : SBG, shruti and smR^iti
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From: dchakrav@netserv.unmc.edu (Dhruba Chakravarti)
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Date: 10 Sep 1996 19:27:04 GMT
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Newsgroups: soc.religion.hindu
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Organization: University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Jaldhar H. Vyas (jaldhar@braincells.com) wrote:
: Your argument is confused. First you're assuming Veda = Samhita.
: In the Veda there are descriptions of different vidhis for
: which different adhikaras are given. Not just to Brahmans. For instance
: the Ashvamedha yagna could only be performed by a King. A king who had
: defeated all enemies at that. There is a yagna called Vaishyastoma which
: as the name suggests is only for Vaishyas. Other rites such as Agnihotra
: can be performed all the three Dvija varnas. The Veda gives the nishedha
: that during a yagna the yajamana should avoid contact with Shudras. From
: this we can safely assume Shudras are not to perform yagnas.
Dear Jaldharji:
Continuing on your way of thinking, Shudras too have roles in yaGYas.
They gather the materials. They cook for the assembled people, at least
they did in the yaGYas of mahAbhArata.
I am sorry, I do not have time to discuss this now. Let us talk about it
a week or so later.
With best regards,
Dhruba.
