Madal Urdal - and Women in the Vaishnava / Saiva paths

[Guest guest]

V Sundar wrote:-

What occurs from these three summaries is reminiscent of the old

saying

in the Kularnavatantra - "antah shaakta bahih shaivo janmadhye tu

vaishnava".. Be a secret shaakta, behave like a shaiva, but in

society,

(conform) like a Vaishnava.

 

The "belles ideales" of SriVaishn the more 'independen' and sometimes

wildt Shakti. There have not been as many 'breakaway' women ascetics

in

Vaishnavism who flaunt their ideals so radically as Shakta or Shaiva

women renunciates.

 

As a socially conformative rather than 'revolutionary' system, the

Viashnava

way does not seem to encourage radicality. I daresay this persists to

today.

 

I would invite comments on this topic, and of course, discussion =)

Which

I am sure would be forthcoming.

 

Regards,

 

Sundar ( who is beginning to feel like Jaabaali =) )

 

 

The only thing a Vaishnava conforms to are the dictates of Sriman

Narayana.

 

Jaganath.