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What if a Shudra wishes to study Shruti (Vedas & Upanishads)?
Anyone can study Sruti under the guidance of a Guru.
It is only the commentarial traditions like the Dharma Sastras and some Puranas that prohibit Sudras and women from reading the Vedas. We must ...
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What if a Shudra wishes to study Shruti (Vedas & Upanishads)?
I) Your first question What if a Shudra wishes to study Shruti (Vedas & Upanishads)?
There is highly interesting sloke from Sanyāsa Dharma Samhitā(सन्यासधर्म संहिता) [Page:24] which says that ...
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