Will fasting be an insult - My view

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Dear Respected members

 

I have read a conversation between Shri Rath and Shri Rao in another

group. As certain views may create fear/concern i am expressing my

views.

 

Dear Shri Sanjay Rath

 

If i may intervene.

 

As per my understanding goes, the objection from Shri Narasimha Rao

was against a statement similar to the following '' fasting on so and

so day/tithi/vara is an insult to Vishnu and will bring bad''.

 

This is really scary. No act of austerity will be considered as an

insult.

 

I agree with your point that prescribed one's are apt. But it doesn't

mean a sincere prayer or austerity is an insult. It can never be so

in my view.(This should not be equated with taking a wrong

medicine!!).It is penance.

 

In a similar note, you had expressed difference with Homas

performed/advised by Sri Rao and advised simple japa. Can i think

your views are self contradictory.

 

Regards

Pradeep

 

 

Dear Narasimha,

 

 

 

Since you do not have any real definition of Gandanta, I am dropping

that and continue with my belief of the junction between Agni and

Jala rasi as the case of gandanta and the loka junctions. Which is

perfectly in line with everything I have learnt.

 

 

 

Two statements you have made contradict standard texts on Jyotish and

Mantra Shastra. Please correct me if I am not understanding you well

out here -

 

Statement 1: *fasting on any day or any tithi* is good so long as the

sankalpa has been made for the devata you intend to pray to. Results

maybe a bit delayed but will be there.

Statement 2: *reciting any prayer* will give the desired effects for

any ailment we wish to remedy

 

 

Is this what you intended to say or did I get this wrong?

 

Statement 1 is an arrogance that the entire Jyotisha shastra is bogus

and has no relevance as the remedial measures prescribed by Parasara

and others to be done on specific days are irrlevant and not of much

consequence. This sounds like another astrologer I had known some

time back whose statements like this coerced me to write Vedic

Remedies in Astrology so that people are not misled but such pretexts

to knowledge.

 

 

 

Statement 2 is an arrogance that the entire mantra shastra is useless

and the Rishi’s were wasting time in giving so many mantras for the

same devata, like say thousands of mantras for Vishnu or Hanuman when

any one mantra would suffice. OR it is like saying that we can take

paracetamol and pray that cancer is cured. I think I may have to

write a book on Mantra Shastra to validate the teachings of the vedic

seers.

 

 

 

I think there is something wrong in the way you are saying what you

want to say. Please rethink and correct your statements for the sake

of good record in this list.

 

 

 

With Warm Regards

 

Sanjay Rath