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

[Krishna Kashyap]

I must add that the student who asked this question knows Sanskrit only at
a basic level. (finished some 4 sanskrit exams) has not studied deep
vyakarana, tarka and even several kavyas or natakas. He said he only passed
4 exams, like the Sanskrit Bharati or sura-sarasvathi sabha exams.

*Best Regards,*

*Krishna Kashyap*




On Sat, Jun 22, 2024 at 4:36 PM Krishna Kashyap <kkashyap2011 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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?
> ******** see below ********
> *.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
> nùÊIÉhÉÉÉxÉÉÆ ¥ÉÉÀhÉäxÉ ¥ÉÉÀhɺªÉ UôxnùÉäʦɶUôxnùºÉÉÄ º´ÉÉvªÉɪÉäxÉ
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> *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*
>
> *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
>> nùÊIÉhÉÉÉxÉÉÆ ¥ÉÉÀhÉäxÉ ¥ÉÉÀhɺªÉ UôxnùÉäʦɶUôxnùºÉÉÄ º´ÉÉvªÉɪÉäxÉ
>> +{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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>>
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>> University of Calicut,
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