[Advaita-l] {भारतीयविद्वत्परिषत्} Question on why "vedadhyayana"?

[Krishna Kashyap]

Namaste Sundareswaran Ji,

I am unable to read some sanskrit stuff you have written at the end of your
email. is it because I don't have some fonts in my computer? can others see
the text or see some gibberish like what I see?
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*.e. ब्रह्मयज्ञ, is a purifier par excellence which, caused purification of
even fire the universal purifier. Thus स्वाध्याय  has got the efficacy to
purify even gods.*

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*For more details and interesting information, one may refer to my article
on पञ्च महा यज्ञ -s*

*Best Regards,*

*Krishna Kashyap*




On Sat, Jun 22, 2024 at 2:40 PM Sundareswaran N.K. <nkswaran at gmail.com>
wrote:

> It is interesting. The questioner has completed the Adhyayana of 74
> prasna-s out of 82 in the Taittiriya sakha.
> When he set out the adhyayana, what was the objective that prompted him ?
> Maybe the ardent persuasion/direction from the elders in the family. Or
> else the keen interest to keep up the tradition. Whatever it be, the query
> raised now is worthy one and sincere.
> The preservation of Vedas intact, may not be seen as the intention behind
> the fervour to keep the oral tradition alive, which is reflected in
> the insistence of traditional adhyayana. The vikruti patha-s can be as the
> measures envisaged and employed for the preservation. This position is
> usually held by modern scholars.
>
> Now there is this stricture in. the tradition: ब्राह्मणेन निष्कारणं षडङ्गो
> वेदोध्येयो ज्ञेयश्च. What is the objective behind? This question is natural
> and logical, as far as a modern student is concerned. However it would be
> really surprising to know that this question was asked during the Vedic
> times itself.
>
> The Svadhyaya Brahmana of Taittiriya Aranyaka  answers this question.
> *It extols the efficacy of स्वाध्याय to remove all kinds of sins by
> narrating a story. ‘Agni’ was afflicted by sin, right at his birth. Then
> gods removed it by offerings (आहुति). The impurities of the offerings were
> removed by दक्षिणा . दक्षिणा in turn was purified by Brahmins. Brahmins
> were purified by the Veda-s (vedamantra-s). The vedamantra-s were purified
> by ritualistic (daily) recitation – i.e. स्वाध्याय. Thusस्वाध्याय , i.e.
> ब्रह्मयज्ञ, is a purifier par excellence which, caused purification of even
> fire the universal purifier. Thus स्वाध्याय  has got the efficacy to purify
> even gods.*
>
> *+ÏMxÉ ´Éè VÉùÉiÉÆ {ÉÉ{¨ÉÉ VÉOÉɽþ iÉÆ näù´ÉÉ +ɽÖþiÉÒʦÉ&
> {ÉÉ{¨ÉÉxɨÉ{ÉÉPxÉxÉ +ɽÖþiÉÒxÉÉÆ ªÉYÉäxÉ ªÉYɺªÉ nùÊIÉhÉÉʦɮÂú
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> +{ɽþiÉ{ÉÉ{¨ÉÉ º´ÉÉvªÉɪÉ& näù´É{ÉÊ´ÉjɨÉÂ**
> *Further it is stated that स्वाध्याय  brings immense pleasure for पितृ -s *
> *For more details and interesting information, one may refer to my article
> on पञ्च महा यज्ञ -s*
>
>
> https://www.academia.edu/41853226/The_concept_of_Pa%C3%B1ca_mah%C4%81yaj%C3%B1a_Origin_and_transformation
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 21, 2024 at 7:29 AM Krishna Kashyap <kkashyap2011 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Namaste,
>>
>> I found some answers to this question on the internet:
>>
>> Why do vedadhyayana?
>>
>> the answers I found were:
>>
>> 1) Oral tradition was the only way these Vedas could be preserved. The
>> lack of printing technology made it inevitable for the older Vedic pundits
>> to establish oral tradition.
>>
>> 2) One had to be ready with all the mantra portions for Vedic karmas.
>> Hence they only practiced the portions used for yajnas and yagas. Now,
>> other than for 16 karmas like jata karma, upanayana, and so on, there is no
>> need to learn Vedas. most people do not do any yagas anyway.
>>
>> In general, I get the idea that because of a lack of technology, the
>> ancient lineage of Rshis developed the oral tradition to protect the Vedas.
>> Now, we have good technology and AI to preserve these Vedas. Hence there is
>> no need to commit to memory the Vedas.
>>
>> Now, why should we do Vedadhyana?
>>
>> this question was asked by a young person who has completed 95 percent of
>> vedadhyayana of Yajurveda and he is 20 years old. (ie. he has completed 74
>> khandas out of 82 (ashiti-dvaya)) Yajurveda. He practices it every day in
>> addition to doing a bachelors degree in finance)
>>
>> What should I tell him?
>>
>> *Krishna Kashyap*
>>
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