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- Sarasvata Brahmanas migrated from North West of India to various other parts. Rupa and Sanatana belonged to Sarasvata Brahmanas.
- Our qualification to access the Vedic is through Pancaratra.
- People coming from specific areas in India as delineated were actually exposed to proper Vedic culture, they studied and practiced, therefore they were qualified to understand Manu Samhita.
CHAPTER 2 ASHRAMA DHARMA
- Conditioning means that we function on rituals. But we have the tendency to only accept those rituals that we are used to and reject others.
- Vedic mantras should be chanted with proper svaras, otherwise they don't work. Learning svaras take a very long time, and it does not cater to the needs of the artists.
- Vedas are not studied by the artists, because there is no artistic expression there.
- The story of Satyakama Javala
- Jata karma is performed before the umbilical cord is cut for the male child. He is fed gold with honey and ghee.
- There is scientific reason why umbilical cord is not cut immediately.
- 10 to 12 days after birth on an auspicious day nama-karana ceremony is done.
- Brahmana's name should be auspicious. Kshatriya's name should be connected to power.
- Women's names should be easy to pronounce, pleasing, not denote anything terrible, end with long vowels. Boys' names may be more complicated.
- Australians shorten devotees' names to one syllable.
- Name should be given according to the constellation of the Moon. It enhances auspiciousness for the child.
- 4th month is nishkramana, 6th - anna-prashana.
- There are total of 48 samskaras, but not all are followed in all communities.
- Niskramanta is perfomed for stability and fixed residence. Anna-prashana - for good health.
- All old traditions make sense, but we are not the caliber of the material that it is suggested to work with.
- No 2nd generation mothers have had problems spending first 3 months just with their baby and not going out anywhere.
- Former times kids were generally much more healthy than they are nowadays.
- Staying in the mother's house was the time for her to spend time with the daughter.
- Cuda-karana ceremony is there to develop purity. It is performed during 1st year if skull bones are firm, or during 3rd year.
- Education should begin 5 years after conception.
- Astrological chart can be made according to the time of conception, or birth.
- If child is conceived at an auspicious time, he will also be born in auspicious time.
- Kshatriya may begin education in the 6th year, vaishya in the 8th.
- The earlier one becomes education, the better qualities one develops.
- Upanayanam should be received up to a certain age, otherwise one is considered an outcaste.
- Deerskin embodies the light of the Sun.
- Girdle of brahmana should be made of munja grass.
- Soccer develops very low consciousness, since all consciousness go into legs.
- Martial arts ensure the best physical development.
- Following Ekadasi and Caturmasya have about 50 rules, but Lord Caitanya made it very simple. But still we complain about too many rituals.
- In Bengal everyone wears 9 threads on upavita, representing the 9 qualities of the devotee. In other places brahmacharis wear 3 threads, while grihasthas wear 6.