Dear Swamin,I am in full agreement with you. After all G.P. is one of the 18 sacred puranas and has lot of information useful for vaishnavas. I am surprised see that similar kind of reserved attitude is found with respect to "Archiradi" of Sri Pilla Lokacharya as this kalakshepam is generally carried out at the passing away of a prapanna. It is to be understood that both G.P. and Archaradi are works about the Lord and our journey to him. The convention of their recital in a particular context is just to impart this information when mood and climate is more inclined towards vairagya.Adiyen,Srinivasadasa
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Dear Bhagavattotamas
There seems to be an incredible amount of superstition regarding the Garuda
Purana. The G.P. is a sacred text which takes the form of a dialogue between
Srikrisna and Garuda on the nature of life and death. It is a book of
knowledge. How can the aquiring of knowledge about universal matters which
affect us all create negative effects? Negative effects in our life arise as
a result of karma phalam not because we kept a book in our house! This is
what we call animistic superstition and is incompatable with the lofty
doctrines of Srivaishnavam.
Adiyen
Sriram
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