Guest guest Posted January 2, 1999 Report Share Posted January 2, 1999 > 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). I think your whole text makes a lot of sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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