meenakshia and her leelas!!

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Hariom,

 

There is a heated discussion on the list bout the authenticity of some texts.

Parallelisms were drawn with reference to LS and many concepts there in like,

Mangalya sutra etc..

 

We have to understand that Hinduism becomes baseless when Vedas are said to be

poureshaya. The apourusheyatva of the vedas, the divine attribution to Vyasa and

his contemporaries are taken for granted, so as to attribue divinity to certain

works, from puranas to the bhashyas of shankara. This is a hornets nest in terms

of a potential controversy which i would not disturb.

 

When a certain work of great antiquity like the present one is questioned, the

answer is given by Bhodayana, the principle sutrakara of Yajur veda, that it has

to be regarded with reverence and respect because of its antiquity. Bodhayana

draws a parallelism to the Taittireya upanishad vakya

 

Yatha te tatra varteran tatha te tatra vertetaaha..

 

i.e; Behave as ones elders, rishis etc have behaved towards things in

controversy (like the present one). Since such works of antiquity were regarded

in high esteem by scholars, sadhakas, and others there is no reason to go into

its origin.

 

Assuming arguendo, that it is a matter of creation on a later date, Parameshwari

exists whether called as meenakshi or by another name, in places where she is

worshipped. Irrespective of antiquity or a new temple her sannidhya occurs when

she is worshipped, what then of a place like Madurai Meenakshi who is being

worshipped from times immemorial .

 

 

Regarding the mangalya sutra, Seshagiri is right in his observation. The

mangalya dharana mantra is a shloka and not a vedic mantra, so also many

practices like the nose ring, anklets etc.. However the puranas sanction them

hence we are bound to accept them. Cause the Mimamsa sutra sof Jaimini speaks

about the order of preference in which texts are accepted veda (with their

respective Dharma sutras, grihya and shroutha sutras and the grihya

parishishtas), smrithis, mimamsa sutras, puranas, and then the dharma or achara

which is established by learned men.

 

Keeping in mind the above controversy we can safely conclude in jaiminis words

and with those of bodhayana that a work of antiquity passes on to generations as

a holy text.

 

gp