Dear Shri nappinnai_nc, Thank you for your reply (and encouragement)! Let me summarize your answers and correct me if I am wrong. 1. Most of the doubts will vanish with Lord's Krpaa & (right association (sat-sangam/bhaagavata sangam??) is required for that though. 2. The chatur-vedas in sanskrit are actually not all that important :)!!! We have to accept them only to the extent that it doesn't contradict our VishishThadvaita philosophy or prabandham. 3. The reason for Vedas are actually to inculcate daasatvam/seshatvam. Since shudras & women already have it, they don't need to study Vedas. we can safely eliminate #1, as I am a "lost soul" without Lord's mercy :) I have to disagree with #2. I am aware that TK sampradayam gives equal importance if not more to NDP and considers it on par with Shruthi. However Shruthi is considered to be the supreme authority and Shri Ramanujacharya with considerable effort "proves" that our philosophy is the right interpretation of "Shruthi" and traces purvacharyas like Baudhayana, Bharuchi, Tanka etc. Almost everybody Shaivas/Shakthas etc go to various lengths (in the respective sectarian Puranas) to trace their affiliation with Vedic literature. However reality is indeed different. The "Karma Kaandam" deals with Mantrams attributed to "minor devataas" and "Gnyaana kaandam" deals with unspecified/unnamed Brahman. Exactly because of this, we can foist our own interpretations on Upanishads and declare anything - Supposedly Appayya deekshithar's version of Vishisthadvaita has Rudra- shiva as the supreme Brahman! I'll defer my comments on #3. A general rejoinder though - What about women & shudras who don't have "daasatvam"? Should they be taught Vedas to cultivate it??? :) KK
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