Is Tapta Mudra Dharana Avaidika?

[Vishal Agarwal]

Although allied to Shri Vaishnava Sampradaya myself, I must say that such
Tapta Mudra rites are based on untenable interpretations of words like
'ataptatanu' (in RV) etc. by Vedanta Deshika et al.

Sincerely,

Vishal


----Original Message Follows----
From: Anand Hudli <anandhudli at HOTMAIL.COM>
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Subject: Re: Is Tapta Mudra Dharana Avaidika?
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 16:10:38 +0000

On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 02:24:04 -0400, Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at BRAINCELLS.COM>
wrote:

 >On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, N.S.M.Ramkumar wrote:
 >
 >> Namaskaram,
 >>
 >> In Madhva sampradya there is Tapta Mudra Dharana(a kind of baptism and
which
 >> also needs to be renewed atleast once in an year). Madhvas quote lots
 >> Shruti,Smriti and Puranas in its support and also claim that who has not
 >> undergone Mudra dharana is unfit to perform Shrouta/Smarta karmas.
 >>
 >> On the otherhand, Smarthas say that this is not so.
 >>
 >> What is the correct position on this? Is the Mudra Dharana Vaidika or
 >> Avaidika? Can a smartha have Mudra Dharana? I want to be enlightened by
 >> learned members of the group.
 >>
 >> Regards,
 >> Ramkumar
 >>
 >
 >I haven't seen an answer to this yet and I am not familiar with this rite
 >so I'd like to know too.  It doesn't sound like any Vedic rite I know.
 >

  I am unable to find evidence for the Tapta mudrA in the aitareya -
  brAhmaNa, AshvalAyana shrauta sUtras and AshvalAyana gR^ihya sUtras
  of the shAkala shAkhA of the R^ig Veda.

  I have heard that VAdirAja tIrtha has written about this in
  his yukti-mallikA. Perhaps we should hear what the mAdhvas have
  to say first in support of this practice of theirs.

  Remember, advaitins have been known by the saying "vyavahAre tu
  bhATTanayaH". In day-to-day matters advaitins should be indistinguishable
  from the bhATTa mImAMsakas, who as we know, take pride in being
  staunch followers of the ritual aspects of the Veda.  We have to
  examine the issue with this background.

Anand

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