Can we do Manu?

[Guest guest]

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> From what I have seen a lot more people say we should not look to this

> book, than those who say we should. There is also the quote somewhere

> about if we even approach it we will become mlechas. Must be too potent

> for us...

 

 

Speaking about the potency of sastra, I would rather think

of the opposite case - the potency to turn mlecchas into devotees.

Not to turn devotees into mlecchas.

 

My impression is that the idea behind "we will become mlecchas

if we approach Manu-samhita" is rather that, according to

this scripture, we are classified a priori as mlecchas without

being given even the concession to read and study the Vedas

on the first place, what to speak of anything else. According

to Manu-samhita, we all are mlecchas. Period. But according

to the Bhagavat-gita, Srimad-bhagavatam and Caitanya Caritamrita

this is not necessarily the case.

 

I do not see the conflict in our "looking" to Manu-samhita,

but in the way of the selective application of it, as it could

be seen from the recent "vedic revolution" idea, when only some

chosen parts have been taken in consideration (the ones that

regulate the activities and status of women), and when this

sastra has been taken as the last word for only one class of

the society (guess which one).

 

 

 

ys mnd

[Guest guest]

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>

> Heavy stuff. :-) The Manu Samhita is one of the most far out things I have

> read in my life. Interesting to know that at one time it was followed!

>

> your servant,

> Jayasri devi dasi

 

And people lived to be 1000 and temple worship was the yuga dharma. Plenty of

time to work out the details.