[Advaita-l] About beef eating in Upanishada

Shashwata Shastri shashwata.unimas at gmail.com
Fri Mar 4 13:00:04 CST 2016


Namaste,

Bachaspatyam Volume 5, page no- 4350 says that Pungab is the synonym for
Rishava Plant or herb.

Shashwata Chowdhury

On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 12:32 PM, D.V.N.Sarma డి.వి.ఎన్.శర్మ <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> 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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