[Advaita-l] prayAshchitaM for sAvitribhraShTAH

[V Subrahmanian]

On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 3:10 PM, Rajesh Benjwal <rbenjwal at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Namaste Subrahmanianji,
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> In our Gurukula we follow sastras strictly, if we are looking for an
> alternate then again there must be some sastra pramanam in favour of it.
>

I understand your concern. Śiṣṭāchāra or their upādesha is also a pramana.

regards
vs


> There are some sastra pramanam, not very clear but in favour of 1  lakh
> gAytri homam and Rudram.
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
> On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 11:24 AM, V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 10:45 AM, Rajesh Benjwal via Advaita-l <
>> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>>
>>> hariH om,
>>>
>>> I shuklayajurvedAdhyAyI brAhmaNa, a follower of pArAskara gRRihyasUtra.
>>> As
>>> per our gRRihyasUtra if a brAhmaNa does not perform yaj~nopavIta saMskAra
>>> at the prescribed time, 16 years for brAhmaNa,  then he has to
>>> perform व्रात्यस्तोम् as a prAyashchita karma. There is no alternative
>>> provided in gRRihyasUtra. There are few rules so you can do certain
>>> other prAyashchita
>>> karma till 23 years old but after that only व्रात्यस्तोम्.
>>>
>>> Now there are few brAhmaNas they are interested in learning Veda shAkha
>>> but
>>> they are sAvitribhraShTAH and crossed the age limit of 23. We have
>>> connected for व्रात्यस्तोम् to some learned paNDita and the cost is
>>> around
>>> 7-8 lakh, you have to donate 33 cows also. Which is too much for
>>> brAhmaNas who
>>> are still studying.
>>>
>>> Is there any other feasible prAyashchita karma for sAvitribhraShTAH which
>>> is possible to perform in this Kaliyuga and which is acceptable
>>> traditionally?
>>>
>>
>> I think one should not worry much about such expiatory acts. A person
>> took his well grown up, really overaged, son to the previous Jagadguru of
>> Srngeri and asked, has Gurubala arrived for this boy for performing his
>> upanayana? The Acharya, with a rather firm tone said: Perform his upanayana
>> now, immediately.
>>
>> The best prayaschitta is to perform the samskara that is already long
>> overdue. Better late than never is the norm. After the upanayana if the boy
>> performs his vihita karmas properly, that will itself take care of the
>> earlier lapse on the part of the parents. The parents also will be absolved
>> of any pāpa by waking up to the performing of the samskara.
>>
>> vs
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
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>>>
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> *Rajesh Benjwal*
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