[Advaita-l] prayAshchitaM for sAvitribhraShTAH

[Venkatraghavan S]

In uddAlaka vratam, I missed one step - after half a month on curd, 8 days
on ghee, then six days on food received without seeking. The rest is the
same.

Regards,
Venkatraghavan

On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 5:41 PM, Venkatraghavan S <agnimile at gmail.com> wrote:

> Namaste Sri Rajesh ji,
> I concur with Sri Subrahmanian ji - but since you want shAstra vihita
> prAyaschitta, please refer vashiShTha dharmasUtra 11.75-11.79
>
> http://www.hinduonline.co/vedicreserve/kalpa/dharma/
> vasishtha_dharma_sutra.pdf
>
> The options offered are:
> 1) uddAlaka vratam - for two months he should live on barley gruel
> (yAvaka), one month on milk, half a month on curd, six days on food
> received without being asked for, three days on water, and fast for one day
> and night
> 2) ashvamedha avabhrita - participate in the ritual bath at the end of the
> ashvamedha
> 3) vrAtyastoma
>
> Whether these options are possible I do not know, but I do feel for the
> boys. Hope you find some way forward.
>
> Regards
> Venkatraghavan
>
>
>
> On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 11:16 AM, Rajesh Benjwal via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
>> You are correct Subrahmanianji,
>>
>>
>> My concern is we do not know what Shankaracaryaji saw in that particular
>> person and allowed him. If any Jagadguru says that there is no need to
>> perform any prAyashchita karma for sAvitribhraShTAH then it is acceptable
>> but when someone allow to an individual who has come to him then this is a
>> different thing. There are some sAstra pramAnam that bleesing of the
>> siddha
>> purusha is enough to remove your dosham.  So having blessing of such a
>> person is equal to a prAyashchita karma.
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 4:07 PM, V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > 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
>> >
>> >
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