Guest guest Posted May 26, 2001 Report Share Posted May 26, 2001 INDOLOGY, vaidix@h... wrote: Mr. Bhadraiah wrote: >The subject of grammar, even that of Vedic sanskrit (leave alone >European languages), however advanced or modern, will never be >complete without the ritual. When searched for "ritual" and your name in Indian Civilization list, some excerpts of your recent writings: <<< The question remains about actual conduct of ritual and practice of the subject in the "field". This needs caste system (even if it would be abolished) and appropriate roles of different castes as defined in Shruti. For example, in rAjasUya we can not expect any one other than a twice born Brahmin to consecrate a king. Women priests (hotR etc) or wives of yajamAna etc may get involved as prescribed. These rules can not possibly be changed, otherwise the ritual is invalid. >>> I guess the statement "this needs caste" has to do with the following idea: << If you discard the books, how do you plan to make a living (assuming you are a sanskrit pandit or an indologist)? >> There are many more like these that explain "Vedic ritual". I don't believe the academics in Indology will defend caste system for maintaining rituals, and expalnations of prANA, ... Like Tamil, Telugu, Greek or any other language, Sanskrit grammar is taught in the universities without any mystic ritual. In fact, Prof. Deshpande writes in the preface to saMskRtasubodhinI: "Similarly, the book is not intended to teach Hinduism, Buddhism, or Jainism. The examples are inclusive of these traditions, and are intended to teach Sanskrit as a language, rather than as a moral, religious, or a mystical code." Regards, N. Ganesan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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