by Yajnavalkya in the following verse from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad.Then Vidagdha Sakalya asked him: 'How many
through pure deeds or good karma. ( I am using the translation of Board of Scholars edited by J.L. a form of cosmic proportions, known as Purusha (person). which means that common women cannot study Vedas. At times, God also incarnates
Kunti later married King Pandu. Some forms of religious expression are central to Hinduism and others, while not as central, still remain within the category. In the body, he is said to reside in the heart until death. Shastri)
Dutt[149] Rig Veda 3.31.2 Translation by Svami Satyaprakash Saraswati[154] A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on Srimad Bhagavatam 4.25.41 [http://vanisource.org/wiki/SB_4.25.41][155] A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhu on Srimad Bhagavatam 4.26.26 [ [156] Srimad Bhagavatam 8.12.26-30 Translation by Swami Prabhupada[157] Srimad Bhagavatam 9.14.4 Translation by Swami Prabhupada[158] Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Krishna Janma Khanda 80.9-19 Translation by Rajendra Nath Sen[160] Matsya Purana 49.17-28 Translation by Taluqdar of Oudh, Edited by B.D. Renowned Hindu scholar Madhvacharya writes,“…Those of the first three castes who are sincerely devoted to the Lord Hari (the purifier) are fit to acquire knowledge as given in the Vedic texts. The disintegration of central power also led to regionalisation of religiosity, and religious rivalry.Srauta rituals declined in India and were replaced with Buddhist and Hindu initiatory rituals for royal courts.The first edition of many Puranas were composed in this period. sfn error: multiple targets (3×): CITEREFSharma1985 ( harvnb error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFHiltebeitel2007 ( harvnb error: multiple targets (3×): CITEREFFlood1996 ( harvnb error: multiple targets (3×): CITEREFLockard2007 ( sfn error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFHiltebeitel2007 ( sfn error: multiple targets (3×): CITEREFFlood1996 ( sfn error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFNath2001 ( sfn error: multiple targets (3×): CITEREFFlood1996 ( sfn error: multiple targets (3×): CITEREFFlood1996 ( sfn error: multiple targets (3×): CITEREFFlood1996 ( sfn error: multiple targets (3×): CITEREFFlood1996 ( sfn error: multiple targets (3×): CITEREFFlood1996 ( sfn error: multiple targets (3×): CITEREFFlood1996 ( sfn error: multiple targets (3×): CITEREFFlood1996 ( sfn error: multiple targets (3×): CITEREFFlood1996 ( sfn error: multiple targets (3×): CITEREFFlood1996 ( sfn error: multiple targets (3×): CITEREFFlood1996 ( sfn error: multiple targets (3×): CITEREFFlood1996 ( harvnb error: multiple targets (3×): CITEREFLockard2007 ( harvnb error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFHiltebeitel2007 ( sfn error: multiple targets (3×): CITEREFFlood1996 ( sfn error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFNicholson2010 ( sfn error: multiple targets (3×): CITEREFFlood1996 ( harvnb error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFNicholson2010 ( sfn error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFNicholson2010 ( harvnb error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFNicholson2010 (James Lochtefeld (2002), The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Rosen Publishing, New York, E. Deutsch, "The self in Advaita Vedanta", in Roy Perrett (Editor), Karl Potter (1964), "The Naturalistic Principle of Karma", J. Bruce Long (1980), "The concepts of human action and rebirth in the Mahabharata", in Wendy D. O'Flaherty, sfn error: multiple targets (3×): CITEREFFlood1996 ( harvnb error: multiple targets (3×): CITEREFFlood1996 ( harvnb error: multiple targets (3×): CITEREFKramer1986 (Lance Nelson (1996), "Living liberation in Shankara and classical Advaita", in R Prasad (2009), A Historical-developmental Study of Classical Indian Philosophy of Morals, Concept Publishing, Sharma, C. (1997). They do not have patience…” [108] Padma Purana II.53.11b-20 ”There is none more sinning and more sinful than women. Based on this idea Ferro-Luzzi has developed a 'Prototype Theory approach' to the definition of Hinduism.Hindu beliefs are vast and diverse, and thus Hinduism is often referred to as a family of religions rather than a single religion.Unlike other religions in the World, the Hindu religion does not claim any one Prophet, it does not worship any one God, it does not believe in any one philosophic concept, it does not follow any one act of religious rites or performances; in fact, it does not satisfy the traditional features of a religion or creed. Thus in the Dharma S’âstras, “In the case of the people of all castes, a woman in her monthly course should be avoided for the first four nights.