The Patityagramanirnaya Uma Publications Anointing the disciple after worshipping

Anointing the disciple after worshipping Siva 263 91

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Prabha Duneja

were extremely helpful in clarifying some of the methodological issues raised here

Sivapurana has all the characteristics of a Mahapurana

The Patityagramanirnaya Uma Publications Anointing the disciple after worshippingIt is well known to scholars to Sanskrit literature that being a Brahman carries many obligations and restriction. Much of the extensive literature on Dharma describes these obligations and restrictions in great detail. It is less clear from this literature whether and to what extent breaking these rules has consequences in the real world for transgressing Brahmans. Are these rules mere intellectual play, nothing but a way to mislead the outside world