Re: Pancharatra Agamas allow Upanayanam for women and Shudras?
Namaste
Originally Posted by
philosoraptor
I've been told that sItA-devI wore sacred thread and recited gAyatrI mantra. However, I found no such references in the rAmAyaNa of vALmIki to her wearing yagnopavItam nor to reciting gAyatrI. I did find one reference to her doing sandhya prayers... obviously that could be interpreted as meaning she recited gAyatrI, but it's a little less explicit than I would like.
If BAla Mukunda initiates His Beloved into gAyatri in this age of Kali Yuga (which means there need not be kali yuga internally), should there be any doubt that SitA who is Shri, who is Bramhan, wore sacred thread and recited gAyatri trikAla sandhyA?
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