<!--QuoteBegin-aruni+Jun 9 2006, 09:09 PM-->QUOTE(aruni @ Jun 9 2006, 09:09 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Dalit Pandits have learnt Sanskrit to ensure that Dalit weddings are performed with Vedic rituals.
Over the past year nearly 60 Dalits have been trained in various disciplines of Hindu priesthood by Sanskritam, an NGO in Kota.
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->[right][snapback]52298[/snapback][/right]<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->Finally, some good news for a change. Excellent.
They appear to:
(1) be Hindus and with an obvious respect and appreciation for their Vedic traditions, Hindu religion and background. It is apparent from the fact that they've bothered to put in so much effort to learn Samskritam and train themselves in the various areas of being brahmanas.
(2) have great interest in wanting to learn, perform and continue Hindu traditions so that these are never lost and so that an important need for trained brahmanas is fulfilled in Hindu communities in Kota.
(3) be pure of intention. Therefore, having trained so diligently, they would have obviously developed the associated lifestyle (vegetarianism, maybe also daily rituals like Sandhya).
This is all very good news indeed. I no longer need to fear that some of the current pseudo-'brahmins' are becoming communist or p-sec or Christo mlecchas and that there's a drain away of people to fill the brahmana position.
This article proves that Hindu India will always produce real brahmanas to replace the mleccha population. It will always produce people who are truly interested in and value Hindu tradition, and sincere seekers after truth - as it has always done.
Their sincere intentions and efforts indicate that they are brahmanas. Now if only the Harijan communities would give rise to more real kshatriyas to replace any p-sec mleccha former-kshatriyas and swell existing (real) kshatriya numbers too.
May the great Pillaiyar (Ganapathi) bless all their endeavours and remove all obstacles from their path
May Saraswati bless them and their descendants with exceptional knowledge of the Atman and Paramatman and with great intelligence and intellect
May Kali give them all excellent knowledge of Samskritam so they may teach and preserve it
May Chamundeshwari protect them from all dangers
May Shiva give them inner strength and lead them to self-realisation and Moksha
May Mahavishnu instill in them and their descendants a strong sense and knowledge of Dharma and may he help them to preserve it
May Mahalakshmi bless them with complete Sowbhagyam
May Shanmuga bless them with joy and free them of all sorrows and illnesses
May Mahendra and the other Devargal bless all their rituals and sacrifices
May the Rishis guide them in their quest for Truth
May they give rise to many more Rishis, Vyasas, Valmikis, Adi Shankaracharyas, Kalidasas to Vivekanandas and Aurobindos
May they give rise to many more Ramas, Sitas, Shakuntalas, Bharatas, Krishnas, Pandavas, and Jhansi ke Ranis
(I guess that turned into being a little prayer out loud. Better end it well: Om shantih, shantih, shantihi)
But I don't like the way it is reported:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Kota <b>Dalits</b> 'break' temple tradition
"We are getting a lot of respect from our <b>Harijan</b> community. ... " said another <b>Dalit</b> pandit.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Reporter uses 'Dalit' whilst of course the Hindu being interviewed doesn't designate his community by this p-sec-Christo term.
And then this:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->By performing private pujas, the <b>Dalit</b> pandits have clearly <b>broken</b> an <b>upper caste </b>bastion.
But though they have been fully trained to become temple priests, so far none of them have actually been appointed in a temple.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Everything is presented as if the community is doing something against Hinduism. Nonsense. They're just being very Hindu that's all.
And ending on a sour note: "so far ... not appointed in a temple". Not all brahmanas end up in temples, some teach, others perform Vedic sacrifices sometimes in people's homes.
Besides, existing temples probably already have brahmanas presiding over them. I say it's time for more temples to come up (especially to replace all the ones destroyed by the Christo-Islamics). Then there will be more need for temple brahmanas and any of these new brahmanas looking to go into that field should get in there.
Here's a thought: they should fill in official forms as Harijans, so that they get money (and use it to build temples) and get reservations to make it easier to put their children through proper schooling. Beat the lousy system.
Good stuff.
Over the past year nearly 60 Dalits have been trained in various disciplines of Hindu priesthood by Sanskritam, an NGO in Kota.
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->[right][snapback]52298[/snapback][/right]<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->Finally, some good news for a change. Excellent.
They appear to:
(1) be Hindus and with an obvious respect and appreciation for their Vedic traditions, Hindu religion and background. It is apparent from the fact that they've bothered to put in so much effort to learn Samskritam and train themselves in the various areas of being brahmanas.
(2) have great interest in wanting to learn, perform and continue Hindu traditions so that these are never lost and so that an important need for trained brahmanas is fulfilled in Hindu communities in Kota.
(3) be pure of intention. Therefore, having trained so diligently, they would have obviously developed the associated lifestyle (vegetarianism, maybe also daily rituals like Sandhya).
This is all very good news indeed. I no longer need to fear that some of the current pseudo-'brahmins' are becoming communist or p-sec or Christo mlecchas and that there's a drain away of people to fill the brahmana position.
This article proves that Hindu India will always produce real brahmanas to replace the mleccha population. It will always produce people who are truly interested in and value Hindu tradition, and sincere seekers after truth - as it has always done.
Their sincere intentions and efforts indicate that they are brahmanas. Now if only the Harijan communities would give rise to more real kshatriyas to replace any p-sec mleccha former-kshatriyas and swell existing (real) kshatriya numbers too.
May the great Pillaiyar (Ganapathi) bless all their endeavours and remove all obstacles from their path
May Saraswati bless them and their descendants with exceptional knowledge of the Atman and Paramatman and with great intelligence and intellect
May Kali give them all excellent knowledge of Samskritam so they may teach and preserve it
May Chamundeshwari protect them from all dangers
May Shiva give them inner strength and lead them to self-realisation and Moksha
May Mahavishnu instill in them and their descendants a strong sense and knowledge of Dharma and may he help them to preserve it
May Mahalakshmi bless them with complete Sowbhagyam
May Shanmuga bless them with joy and free them of all sorrows and illnesses
May Mahendra and the other Devargal bless all their rituals and sacrifices
May the Rishis guide them in their quest for Truth
May they give rise to many more Rishis, Vyasas, Valmikis, Adi Shankaracharyas, Kalidasas to Vivekanandas and Aurobindos
May they give rise to many more Ramas, Sitas, Shakuntalas, Bharatas, Krishnas, Pandavas, and Jhansi ke Ranis
(I guess that turned into being a little prayer out loud. Better end it well: Om shantih, shantih, shantihi)
But I don't like the way it is reported:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Kota <b>Dalits</b> 'break' temple tradition
"We are getting a lot of respect from our <b>Harijan</b> community. ... " said another <b>Dalit</b> pandit.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Reporter uses 'Dalit' whilst of course the Hindu being interviewed doesn't designate his community by this p-sec-Christo term.
And then this:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->By performing private pujas, the <b>Dalit</b> pandits have clearly <b>broken</b> an <b>upper caste </b>bastion.
But though they have been fully trained to become temple priests, so far none of them have actually been appointed in a temple.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Everything is presented as if the community is doing something against Hinduism. Nonsense. They're just being very Hindu that's all.
And ending on a sour note: "so far ... not appointed in a temple". Not all brahmanas end up in temples, some teach, others perform Vedic sacrifices sometimes in people's homes.
Besides, existing temples probably already have brahmanas presiding over them. I say it's time for more temples to come up (especially to replace all the ones destroyed by the Christo-Islamics). Then there will be more need for temple brahmanas and any of these new brahmanas looking to go into that field should get in there.
Here's a thought: they should fill in official forms as Harijans, so that they get money (and use it to build temples) and get reservations to make it easier to put their children through proper schooling. Beat the lousy system.
Good stuff.