[Advaita-l] About beef eating in Upanishada

[D.V.N.Sarma డి.వి.ఎన్.శర్మ]

That is a very wise and practical attitude. Amen.
regards,
Sarma.


On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 2:30 PM, R Krishnamoorthy via Advaita-l
<advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> Dears
> My view is we should discuss upanishads for their spiritual contents and
> not trying to find some social events by way of side references to support
> some life habits in them. Why digress from the main plank,?
> R. KRISHAMOORTHY.
> On 2 Mar 2016 21:39, "Venkatesh Murthy via Advaita-l" <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
>>  Namaste
>>  On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 9:25 PM, D.V.N.Sarma డి.వి.ఎన్.శర్మ
>> <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>> > It is an invented explanation by some people to say Hindus never ate
>> beef.
>> > A motivated explanation. As I have said in the earlier post there are
>> many
>> > places where beef eating by brahmins is mentioned. If you are interested
>> google
>> > for the same.
>> But there is also Yuga Dharma. In Ramayana there are saying Rama was
>> offered bulls. It was Treta Yuga. In Kali Yuga some things are not
>> allowed like if one brother dies the surviving brother can take his
>> wife. Eating beef is not allowed in Kali Yuga. If you say we can eat
>> beef the same argument should be made for accepting dead brother's
>> wife.
>>
>> In Mahabharata they also say in very ancient times there was no
>> marriage. Any man was allowed to take away any woman. Now if you use
>> the same beef eating argument what will you get? Will you abolish
>> marriage system? Imagine what will happen then.
>>
>> The moral lesson is some things were done in the ancient times but
>> they should not be done now.
>>
>> > regards,
>> > Sarma.
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 3:01 PM, Shashwata Shastri
>> > <shashwata.unimas at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> I was not going against the commentator Shankara. I found this
>> explanation
>> >> on Gitapress's Brihadaranyaka's commentary. They also followed
>> Shankara's
>> >> commentary. But used a different kind of explanation for the word mamsa,
>> >> rishava and ukshana.
>> >>
>> >> Shashwata Chowdhury
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 6:29 AM, D.V.N.Sarma డి.వి.ఎన్.శర్మ
>> >> <dvnsarma at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> The commentator Sankara Bhagavatpada has explained the Brihadarnyaka
>> >>> passage as the meat of an ox are male calf.
>> >>> He used the word "पुंगव". He did not mention any herbs. Since Sankara
>> >>> is earlier in time and supposed to have known the tradition better
>> >>> than us the moderners, I think we have to accept his explanation.
>> >>> Besides this there are many places where beef eating has been
>> >>> mentioned.
>> >>> It is sheer waste of time to pursue these things.
>> >>> regards,
>> >>> Sarma.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 1:14 AM, Shashwata Shastri via Advaita-l
>> >>> <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>> >>> > In eight Maha Oushadhi I found two herbs which are named as Rishava
>> and
>> >>> > Ukshana. Did the Brihadaranyaka mentioned about these particular
>> herbs
>> >>> > in
>> >>> > that passage?
>> >>> > Shashwata Chowdhury
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