Jaldhar H. Vyas (jaldhar@braincells.com) wrote:
: Smrti is not inferior to Shruti. It is later so if there is a conflict
: between the two, Shruti takes precedence but even then the usual practice
: of the Shastris is to try and reconcile the two. Most of our current
: rites and customs (especially for non-Brahmans) are based on Smrti not
: Shruti but that doesn't make them any less "Vedic."
Dear Jaldharji:
Thank you for elaborating your views on this. Let us put this statement
to a test, if we may.
None of the Vedas have a verse that restrict them in any way to anybody,
but in society, yAGYic brahmins declare that veda-adhikAra is restricted
to people born in a brAhmin family, would you say that they give
precedence to samhitA? Would you say that it is a Vedic practice or one
that is sanctioned by the Vedas?
With best regards,
Dhruba.
