~ Why should a man contract Niyoga when he can marry again? ~Should the relation of Niyoga be entered into with a member of one's own Class or with that of a different Class as well? ~ What conditions should be observed in the performance of the Niyoga ceremony? ~ To us it seems that Niyoga is a sinful practice. ~ This is alright but it looks like prostitution. ~ Do the same laws apply to Niyoga and marriage, or are they different in each case? Besides, if re-marriage be not allowed, the widows and widowers will resort to adultery and fornication, procure abortion, and will commit wicked dee. ~ If one of the parties dies leaving no male issue, even then the family line will become extinct. ~What are the evils of re-marriage** (in the case of such persons)? Q ~Can one party re-marry when the other is dead? ~Should a man or a woman marry more thanonce? Qualifications of Teachers (male and female)Ĭharacteristics of undesirable teachers and fools O.~Supposiing a family has only one child and that enters into a different Class, who will then look after the old folks? Besides, the family line will die out. O.~The Yajur Veda says "Braahmans were born of His - God's - mouth, Kshatriyaas, out of His arm, Vaishayaas, out of His thighs, and Shoodraas, out of His feet." Now just as the mouth can never become an arm, nor can an arm become the mouth, so can nev. O.~How is it that our understanding you call perverted, whilst you think yours is rightly directed? Do you oppose even the most ancient customs? There are many others who believe with me, it being the most ancient usage from time immemorial. O.~ How can the body formed out of the reproductive elements - male and female - change in character and assume a new form suitable for another Class. ~Should marriage be under the control of parents or the contracting parties themselves? One thousand seconds are taken in childbirth alone, how could a girl, then, be married when she is only one, two or three seconds old nor can any good result from. ~Your quotation cannot be held authoritative, because it teaches an impossibility. ~ Well! Well! Do you not hold even Parasaasara and Kashi Naath as authorities? ~ The verses, you have quoted, are not authoritative. ~ What is the best time for marriage and which is the best form? The advantages and disadvantages of distant and near marriages Here, too, the subject is the same, viz., creation.Īre even women and Shoodraas (low-caste) allowed to study the Vedas? When different statements ae made on the same subject. Now all the six Shaastraaas contradict one another on this subject. Take for ezample, the subject of Creation. Even the Shaatraas written by Rishis - contain truth mixed with untruth, and contradict one another like other books. Which of them ar ture and which forged of false?Īre the Rishis in contradiction with one another? Is there no truth to be found in these books?ĭo you not believe in the Puraanaas, Ithihaasa, etc.? Does this law of marriage apply equally to both sexes?Ītka Shiksham Pravakshyami Pranamyan matam yatha. Period for Brahmacharya - Maximum and minimum. Who is entitled to invest students with the sacred thread? How many aahootis* (spoonfuls) should a man pour, and how much clarified butter should each aahooti contain? What is the object of reciting mantras whilst performing Homa>? If this be the case, the keeping of such odoriferous things, as saffron, musk, camphor, scented flowers and attar, in the house will serve the same purpose. Is it wise to waste these things by destroying them in fire? I should think it would do people more good to apply Sandal locally as a plaster, and eat butter instead. PRELIMINARY ACCESSORIES OF SANDHYA OR DIVINE MEDITATION The principles underlying the Gurukula (seminary) system ofEducation The students of both sexes to be guarded against sexual excitement of all sorts. Yaiyopavita to be performed at the age of 8, both in the case of boys and girls. The 11th and 13th of the (lunar) month so that there are altogether left ten nights out of which it is best to choose one for sexual intercourse. The words such like Mitra should be taken to mean friend, etc., and the words like Indra, etc., the well-known devas** of this visible universe. VEDIC AND OTHER HOLY TEXTS IN SUPPORT OF THIS VIEWĪN ETYMOLOGICAL EXPOSITION OF THE VARIOUS NAMES OF GOD
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How to judge the spirit of an author’s teaching. A detailed statement of the contents of chapters dealing with religions other than Vedic.
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