[Advaita-l] Tantric Acts

[Venkatesh Murthy]

In Mahabharata they describe in Kali Yuga-

'And, O king, women then become mothers of numerous
progeny, endued with low statures, and destitute of good behaviour and
good manners. And they also make their very mouths serve the purposes of
the organ of procreation.'

http://ia700208.us.archive.org/12/items/themahabharataof15474gut/15474.txt

This is because of Tantric influences? In Dharma Sastra a man cannot
put his seed in a place other than womb. This is against it. In Kali
Yuga Dharma is weak.

Regards

-Venkatesh

2011/1/14 D.V.N.Sarma డి.వి.ఎన్.శర్మ <dvnsarma at gmail.com>:
> I read it in another place though I am not able to give reference right now.
> There is no reference to gandhrva vivaha here. It is plain sexual freedom
> for women
> sanctioned by tradition and husband.
>
> regards,
> Sarma.
>
> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 6:51 AM, Kathirasan K <brahmasatyam at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Namaste Sarmaji,
>>
>> Yes I did. Thanks so much for the reference. But it did not seem to suggest
>> that the wife was given to the atithi for the night. Instead, I read it as
>> Pandu stating an earlier practice of Gandharva vivaha. You can read the
>> translation here:
>>
>> http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01123.htm
>>
>> 2011/1/13 D.V.N.Sarma డి.వి.ఎన్.శర్మ <dvnsarma at gmail.com>
>>
>> > Dear Sri Kathguirasan,
>> >
>> > Have you gone through the reference.
>> > This from Adiparva of Mahabharata.
>> > The passage is a naarration of Pandu to Kunti.
>> >
>> > regares,
>> > Sarma.
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