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Why does Skanda Purana say to cut off the tongue of a low-caste person who reads the Vedas?
One explanation offered by Medhatithi is that whoever studies the Vedas should study the whole thing, not just a few verses/passages from here and there. Therefore a shudra is to be punished for ...
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