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  • ...he was the [[purohita]] (family priest) of Māthva Videgha and a bearer of Vedic civilization. [[Category: Vedic writers]]
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  • Naisṭhika-brahmacārin literally means ‘the brahmacārin Vedic student who remains steadfast to his [[guru]] throughout his life’. Students residing in the [[house]] of the guru or [[gurukula]] for pursuing Vedic studies, were of two types:
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  • ...umāra what [[Śiva]] had taught to Pārvatī and [[Subrahmaṇya]]. It is a pro-Vedic Paśupata work assigned to the period A. D. 200-500. The topics dealt with ...ifices]] but praises various acts of service to Śiva. Several dharmaśāstra writers like Devaṇṇabhaṭṭa<ref>He lived in 12th century A. D.</ref> and [[H
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  • The Purvamīmāmsā system describes three kinds of vidhis or Vedic injunctions. They are: ...dhis or injunctions are helpful in ascertaining the correct meaning of the Vedic sentences, especially with regard to the performance of sacrifices. When a
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  • ...of erotics has been handled by the Indian writers. He believed that Indian writers were interested in preventing disharmony between the husband and the wife a Erotic elements are not rare even in the [[Vedas]]. The Vedic seers appear to have a realistic approach to the process of procreation. Qu
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  • ==Gautama as per Vedic Literature== Vedic literature like the [[Śatapatha Brāhmana]] and also few Upanisads have se
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  • ...tion gave him the right to study the [[Vedas]], perform [[Vedic Sacrifices|Vedic sacrifices]] and attain some status in the society. Sometimes, due to some ...itrīmantra, they had to undergo some prāyaścittas or expiations. Different writers of [[dharmaśāstras]] prescribed different kinds of expiations such as:
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  • Devanbhatta, one of the writers who prepared compilations and digests culling the relevant topics from earl Some other writers like Sukadevamiśra and Āpadeva have named their works as Smrticandrikā,
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  • ...existed long before A. D. 600. From the profuse quotations given by other writers of the [[dharmaśāstras]], some scholars have even tried to rebuild his lo * Vedic studies
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  • ...topic discussed by the writers of the [[dharma]]śāstras. [[A]] perusal of Vedic and early dharmaśāstra literature reveals that [[women]] had an honored p
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  • ...is classed among the [[upapurāṇas]]. It is another Pāśupāta work with pro-Vedic leanings. It has twelve chapters. It might have been compiled during the pe Writers of [[dharmaśāstras]] like [[Aparārka]]<ref>He lived in 12th century A. D
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  • * On [[Vedic Sacrifices|Vedic sacrifices]] in general There is one gloss called Amrtavyākhyā quoted by other unknown writers.
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  • One of the few most versatile writers on [[Advaita]] philosophy, Appayya [[Diksita]] was born in [[a]] village ne Being an orthodox [[brāhma]]ṇa deeply devoted to the Vedic culture, he is said to have performed the [[Jyotiṣṭoma]] and the Vājap
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  • ...and ghee and the child is made to taste it with the recitation of certain Vedic hymns. Then the father offers oblations to the fire. The mother eats the re According to some writers, on the day of this ceremony, tools and implements, vessels and weapons are
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  • ...philosophies of [[Jainism]] and [[Buddhism]] to re-establish the glory of Vedic religion. The other teacher was [[Śaṅkara]] (CE 788-820) who was his jun Other works attributed to him by certain later writers such as Brhattīkā and Madhyamatīkā are not available now. His chief dis
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  • # Vedic studies Uśanas has been quoted by several dharmaśāstra writers. The [[Śukranitisāra]] of Śukrācārya is definitely a late work and has
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  • # Six daily duties like bath, [[sandhyā]] ritual and Vedic studies ...so occur in other smṛti-works like those of Manu and [[Baudhāyana]]. Later writers of nibandhas quote [[Parāśara]] frequently. Mādhavācārya<ref>He was al
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  • ...lmand didn’t even have any significant settlements or significance, as the Vedic seers described Sarasvati as the river with human sedentary importance. There are references to it in other Vedic scriptures such as:
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  • ...Vedic injunctions regarding rituals may be understood and given effect to. Vedic ritualism believes that: ...r to do the sacrifice. This is called ‘bhāvanā’. The urge contained in the Vedic words is known as ‘śābdībhāvanā’.<ref>Śabda means word.</ref> On
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  • ...ork that proposes Mahā[[bhārata]] to be contemporary with one phase of the Vedic period, and traces Mahā[[bhārata]] characters in the [[Veda]]-Purāna lit In contrast to the noted writers of his time like Śri [[Aurobindo]] and Dr. [[Ananda]] Kumaraswamy, most of
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