The Vedas

[Jaldhar H. Vyas]

On Mon, 12 Jan 1998, Vaidya N. Sundaram wrote:

> Namaste:
>  The post by Mantralaura confirms what a lot us belive happened even in
> ancient schools. As far as I have heard and sen, women are NOT prohibited
> from learning or reciting the Vedas. In fact, a few days ag, I was
> listening to (a cassette) a discourse on the Bhagavatam in 1959 by Sri
> Sri Anantha rama Dikshidhar. He was saying how sad it is that women do
> not recite or even learn the Vedas these days. So the fact that for close
> to a century women have not decided to learn the Vedas is not a
> reflection on the custom of the land. The only thing I have heard is
> prohibited for women in Pancha-akshara Gayatri. They are allowed to
> meditate on the Tri-akshara Gayatri.
>  I guess one reason why women have not learnt the Vedas in the past is
> because, by vedic law, what the husband and sons do in terms of japas or
> Homas is sufficient for the mother and sisters of the house.
>

You start your post disagreeing with me but by the end you seem to be
agreeing.  If there was ever a time when that sort of thing occurred, it
is long forgotten.

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Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>