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This response is not made as one from a religious scholar, but to
congratulate the writer on her willingness to ask critical questions on
accepted norms and practices, and to add my few cents.

        Even if we do not want to be critical of what our elders did (perhaps 
they
did what ever they did based on the socio-econic conditons that prevailed at
that time), we need to ask questions, seek proper answers, modify and change
course if necessary rather than accepting everything as dictated by
tradition, religion etc as fully correct. Otherwise, the religion and the
society based on that can become stale.

        It appears we need to modify prayers and rituals that perpuate 
inequality
(like a male child is better! No, they are equal and at the same time
complimentary) etc. Youngters like this person can and should contributte
for the change without any fear and to move the society and country forward.
I trust her husband shares and subscribe to her views and thoughts (that is
the most important thing) and more importantly, she will hold on to such
progressive views as she gets older (most of the injustice to women
happening at homes and families seem to be perputuated by other women).

        The thoughts
>  I would much rather distribute food to the less
> priviledged on that day in the name of my child.
is also worth the attention. We spend good amount of our resources on
performing rituals whereas many folks cannot have them even for their
survival. Or we use them in such a way that only adds to the polution or
dirty the place of worship (Soora thengay or breaking cocunuts into pieces
etc.) and demean the less fortunate (like the poor kids running for those
cocunut pieces). Or the dress code: Silk is better and can be worn without
washing -- Would it not be better for the folks to go to a place of worship
with a clean jeans than smelling in a silk dhoti that has never seen a dry
cleaner!

Rama


> -----Original Message-----
> From: SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Asha deb
> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 10:45 AM
> To: sgopan; SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [SriRangaSri] Doubt.
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> Dear sir,
>  Thank you for your prompt response. From your reply,
> I perceive that my understanding of the samskara of
> seemantham is more or less correct. I perfectly well
> understand the fact that seemantham is ALSO done for
> the welfare of the child and the mother which is what
> we do in the poochootal functions as well.
>  With no offense being meant to anyone on this list or
> elsewhere, I am of the opinion that if one indeed does
> have immense attachment to the Almighty, there is
> really no need to ask him for anything. My question
> was raised in order to find out that even if I had to
> go through a seemantham, would it be possible to
> abstain from chanting/doing karyam that intentionally
> asks for a male child.
>  I respect our traditions and have tried to adhere to
> most of them with/without much ado. But at junctures
> such as this one, I do not believe in citing the
> sastras and our traditions and willfully following
> them despite the intentions behind them. I do
> understand the reasons behind doing do in ancient
> times, but cannot see any reason to follow them per se
> today.
>  I would much rather distribute food to the less
> priviledged on that day in the name of my child.
>  If anyone can help me better understand the reason we
> still follow several of our vaidhika karmas as we did
> in the days of yore with no modifications whatsoever
> to conform to todays ways of living, I will be
> grateful.
>  Thanks for all of your wishes.
> Pranams.
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