Tag Upanishad

Women Can Learn The Vedas Affirm Vedas

To sum up.

There are some injunctions on women prohibiting them from learning the Vedas.

Kanhi Periyavar says that women in Kali Yuga are weak and hence need not learn the Vedas.

His advice is to learn the Dharma sastra and he does not say learning the Vedas is prohibited .

His Concern seems more on the the rigorous practice and Discipline needed to learn the Vedas and that being weak, women need not learn the Vedas.

He does no say the Vedas proscribe women learning the Vedas.

Sruthi is the Highest authority, Smrtis take a backseat, so also the Purana and The Ithihasas, when compared with the Vedas.

I feel on the strength of the Sruthi, Vedas can be learned by women by following the procedure laid by The Vedas to learn the Vedas.

Death Rites Sons Duties Hinduism Pretha Karma

The Kuzhi Tharpana is to be performed by the Paternal side relatives till the tenth day.

Should take bath outside the village or town, offer Tharpana and donate Dhoti,Angavastra or Saree and Blouse bit on the First,Third, Seventh and ninth day of the death.

Asthi Sanjayan, the dissolving of ashes is to be done on the Fourth day.

(The Current practice is performing this Karma on the second day, Vishnu Purana says it should be done on the Fourth day)

After twelfth day one can sleep on he bed.

But till the thirteenth day no intimate relations with husband or wife is allowed.

During this period, all the three varnas, Brahmana,Kshatriya and Vaisya should not recite Vedas, Engage in Dhaana or Dharma nor should one accept any thing from the others..