Dear Sriman Krishnamachari :
Thanks for your mail.
I have asked my AchAryan , Srimath Azhagiya Singar
this question
and I have recieved the clear answer that Women
should not chant
VedAs . This is sishtAchAram . That is good enough
for me . Women do
not need to look upon this as some kind of
discrimination or male
dominance . They are free to do what they would
like to pursue in this matter
as long as their AchAryan directs.
Smt. Saranathan has struggled with this question and has articulated
her efforts to find some compass inside
her and has concluded very well
in the fourth of the series of postings
about this subject . It was a moving experience
to read her postings and conclusions in front of Raamar Sannidhi . Varattu
Padippu is quite different from genuine bhakthi
that brings tears to one's
eyes on experiencing BhagavAn as Sarvam
.
One of the recent correspondents wrote that the
current MadAdhipathis have
some vested interest in keeping women away from
reciting VedAs . It is very
insulting to make such statements regarding our
AchAryAs . I have rejected
that posting since it was out of line . His point
was that we should question
the ulterior motives of our AchAryAs and should not
accept all waht they say
or direct in such matters . I can not acept this
view .
We have had plenty of discussions on this subject
and I will close this
series . Please consult with your respective
AchAryan and get a clear
ruling and proceed accordingly .
Thanks very much ,
V.Sadagopan
Moderator
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 11:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Oppiliappan] Re: Women and Chanting Vedas My humble opinion on the interpretation of SAStra-s is that this is done by
our current AcArya-s for the currrent time. SAstra-s are very complex by
nature, and can contain apparently conflicting guidelines. This is why we
have our learned AcArya-s, who guide us by interpreting the SAstra-s
correectly. So the question that should be asked is: Does your
AcAryan say that women should chant veda-s in goshTi-s in the temples, whether
they should learn chanting veda-s, etc. I do not know the answer to the
question definitively, since I have not asked my AcAryan this question
directly. It is my feeling that in our country, in our ASrama-s and
Mutt-s, the women are not part of the veda pArAyaNa goshTi. There are no
women students in the veda pArAyaNa schools conducted by our revered AcArya-s,
as far as I know.
-Krishnamachari
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