Dear Mani/Prasad,
can you help me by adding a few sentences or a paragraph about the actual vivaaha ceremony itself ?
Thanks.
raya
From: Rama N Sharma
Date: Jun 24, 2006 2:58 AM
Subject: Re: Article on Matrimonial Issues
To: Nirmal Choubey
Cc: Thirumala Halemane , Anoop Bhargava , Sailesh Mishra , MG Prasad , Yegnam Subramanium
Choubeyji / Rayaji:
The article surely fills up a need. It is good but it is very very generalized. I would like some words on what exactly we mean by dhaarmic weddig (a couple or three sentences). The wedding samskaara (a few sentences, may be 5) itself deserve some mention, especially on the significance of hrdaya-sparsha, dhruva(or suurya-darshana) and, above all, the saptapadii. As you know, this samskaara comes straight from the Grhya-suutra and except for some minor regional variations it is practiced more or less the same all over India. I have written a big article on this, and I make it a point to explain the wedding whenever I perform it, with the meaning of the mantras, etc. For its own reasons this could be claimed as the worlds best wedding ceremony. May be there is not enough time but if you can add a few sentences that will make it much more fuller. Regards.
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Choubeyji / Rayaji:
The article surely fills up a need. It is good but it is very very generalized. I would like some words on what exactly we mean by dhaarmic weddig (a couple or three sentences). The wedding samskaara (a few sentences, may be 5) itself deserve some mention, especially on the significance of hrdaya-sparsha, dhruva(or suurya-darshana) and, above all, the saptapadii. As you know, this samskaara comes straight from the Grhya-suutra and except for some minor regional variations it is practiced more or less the same all over India. I have written a big article on this, and I make it a point to explain the wedding whenever I perform it, with the meaning of the mantras, etc. For its own reasons this could be claimed as the worlds best wedding ceremony. May be there is not enough time but if you can add a few sentences that will make it much more fuller. Regards.
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Raya:As informed earlier, I don't have time to either review and modify yourarticle. Pl. leave my name from the authorship as asked earlier.I don't want to be author of any publication for which I have notcontributed. I don't have time to do it.Mani
Thirumala Halemane wrote:Dear Mani/Prasad,
can you help me by adding a few sentences or a paragraph about the actual vivaaha ceremony itself ?
Thanks.
raya
Choubeyji / Rayaji:
The article surely fills up a need. It is good but it is very very generalized. I would like some words on what exactly we mean by dhaarmic weddig (a couple or three sentences). The wedding samskaara (a few sentences, may be 5) itself deserve some mention, especially on the significance of hrdaya-sparsha, dhruva(or suurya-darshana) and, above all, the saptapadii. As you know, this samskaara comes straight from the Grhya-suutra and except for some minor regional variations it is practiced more or less the same all over India. I have written a big article on this, and I make it a point to explain the wedding whenever I perform it, with the meaning of the mantras, etc. For its own reasons this could be claimed as the worlds best wedding ceremony. May be there is not enough time but if you can add a few sentences that will make it much more fuller. Regards.
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Sharmaji/Nirmalji,
thanks to Prof Ramnath Sharma for his comments, in trying to make it into a fuller article. I have not been able to do anything as yet.
In the mean time, I learnt that both Dr S Yegnasubramanian and Prof MG Prasad are unavailable these few days. So I have to withdraw my earlier request to add their names as co-authors.
Also, Sharmaji can write something ?
My main aim in writing this first article was to setup/describe the context for the matrimonial issues facing the braahman community, leaving other details and topics to future articles.
Initiating some discussion, and, perhaps, creating a bit of momentum is what I am hoping for.
Anyway, I will revisit it and send you the final version tomorrow night.
Raya
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Raya:I am on tour at CA now and will be out to Canada for a week.I may not have time to look at the document, Leave meout of any authorship.Mani
Thirumala Halemane wrote:Dear Mani and Prasad,
I requested Nirmalji to add your names to the article on dhaarmic/braahman matrimony.
I hope it is okay with you. Because of lack of time, I had to act quickly about it. Please read the article, make sure, everything is okay, at least to the most part. If you have any revisions and suggestions, we will try to get them incorporated - please let me/them know as soon as possible.
I hope we will be able to elaborate/research and write more articles in the future on this subject, this will be the first part of the joint project. .
Raya
Dear Mani and Prasad,
I requested Nirmalji to add your names to the article on dhaarmic/braahman matrimony.
I hope it is okay with you. Because of lack of time, I had to act quickly about it. Please read the article, make sure, everything is okay, at least to the most part. If you have any revisions and suggestions, we will try to get them incorporated - please let me/them know as soon as possible.
I hope we will be able to elaborate/research and write more articles in the future on this subject, this will be the first part of the joint project. .
Raya
Raya:
I am on tour at CA now and will be out to Canada for a week.I may not have time to look at the document, Leave meout of any authorship.Mani
Thirumala Halemane wrote:
Dear Mani and Prasad,
I requested Nirmalji to add your names to the article on dhaarmic/braahman matrimony.
I hope it is okay with you. Because of lack of time, I had to act quickly about it. Please read the article, make sure, everything is okay, at least to the most part. If you have any revisions and suggestions, we will try to get them incorporated - please let me/them know as soon as possible.
I hope we will be able to elaborate/research and write more articles in the future on this subject, this will be the first part of the joint project. .
Raya
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