Guest guest Posted March 2, 1999 Report Share Posted March 2, 1999 Narayana! Narayana!Dear Bhaktas: We as Vaishnavas try not to hurt any living being. Ahimsa is given lot of importance in our Philosophy. Swami Desikar in his Rahasyartham places 'Ahimsa' as the first flower in which astaksharam has to be meditated on. So, I want to know is, how is it that silk sarees are used in most of the Vaishnavite houses? Does it have any special significance? Is this practice a religious one or it has just been accepted because people use it? It is difficult to imagine around 60000 silk worms being melted in the heated vessel for 1 silk saree? How many such silk sarees are used for a wedding? I read in a Dharma sastra book that 'Pattu' ( silk) does not have ' dosham' if used during sandhya vandanam. Does it mean that all other times it has 'Dosham'? If any of the Bhaktaas can throw light it would be helpful.Praveena nAmin Ramanuja dAsi3rd Mar 1999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 1999 Report Share Posted March 3, 1999 Dear Praveena, This topic was discussed in July and August of last year. Please visit the archives at: http://www.best.com/~mani/sv/bhakti/archives/jul98 http://www.best.com/~mani/sv/bhakti/archives/aug98 Mani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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