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From: Vinod Parthasarathy (vinodparthasarathy_at_hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Aug 14 2001 - 09:44:34 PDT
Dear fellow Bhaktas:
I have recently engrossed myself into the study of the primary source of
inspiration to the human self, the Vedas. I would be extremely pleased if
somebody could point me in the right direction to what the actual sacrifices
mentioned in the Vedas mean , for example agnihotra, somayaga, sattra and
isti...Also i was told that the Vedas details one on the rituals to be
followed during a funeral. I would be grateful to know if an article exists
that would explain these procedures and it significance in english as i find
it beyond my ignorant mind to explain to myself the significance of the
procedures followed during a funeral rite.
The upanishads proclaim that all vedas point to one single truth. Is it
justifiable of the upanishads to make a comment like this on something as
exhaustive as the Vedas. If it is justifiable what is this single truth that
the Vedas point out? I would be extremely appreciative of any replies and
also extremely grateful for the same. Please pardon my ignorance.
Ramanujan thiruvadigale saranam
Vinod
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