āṅgīrasaśreṣṭha
If Veda is body, Siddhāntāgama is heart that pumps the blood of Paramārtha to it. Bhāradvāja who believes in Mūla-Śaiva-Śiddhānta; Ārṣeyāmnāyābhimānī
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They need not be infallible; they only need to be more perfected & blessed, compared to us. Such is their Tapas & Pakvatva that even if their rulings were not absolutely perfect, i...
@bharadvajatmaja It’s not sahagamana (which means to “go with”, indicating the widow’s joining her husband in death) but a kind of Ātmahatya in certain difficult circumstances.
In all this discussion regarding Vedādhikāra, one thing is clear. Those who oppose the restrictions are only concerned with their own agency. They see Śruti & Smṛti as just insenti...
@shardula23 @KritaNishchayah @SunKnight___ “Molten lead” not from MDS but GDS. The Siddhānta Śaiva text, Śaivabhūṣaṇam gives an interesting explanation for the unique position of...
@yajnaa_ @Ugrashravas They are not so much “flaws” as they are limited descriptions by those speaking from different vantage points. As the Siddhānta Āgamas suggest, ordinary human...
@Gopalee67 Not a “practice” in the sense that it is common. But in our own TN & in fact at Kāñcipuram itself, there is a beautiful Siddhāntāgama Temple & Pāḍal Peṭṛa Sthalam for Ti...
@bhoomiputraa @RohitRa70524231 I have a different perspective. It’s not purely utilitarian. It’s tempting to frame hereditary continuity in terms of power & familial self-preservat...
Skāndapurāṇa relates the greatness of Mahisāgara-Saṅgama-Tīrtha in Gujarat with a story that opens with an exhortation to certain patita Brāhmaṇas to visit the Tīrtha as Yajñavalky...
@__ILLUMINATED I also referred to the Veda, which would also be more refined. By “draw upon”, I’m not saying tantra or veda, as a whole, drew upon shamanisms. That’s why I said, “d...
@yaajushi Be logical if you are going to comment or don’t comment at all. Rāma’s eating fruits tasted by Śabarī (whether or not that is the case as per the text is something I’m n...
Recently saw a Ādiśaiva Brāhmaṇa Arcaka of Saiddhāntika Sampradāya perform Pañcāvaraṇa Ātmārtha Pūjā in a corner before getting ready to join the rotation for Parārtha Kāmya Arcana...
A question for Vaidikas or those who have had an opportunity to hear from Vaidikas: “Why does the Veda’s Nityatvam/Eternity (or at least the fact that it existed before the world)...