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**Lt_Apple** · 05-25-2012, 09:57 PM

In my opinion, even in the ancient past, only a small percentage of brahmins learnt vedas for recitation, preservation, preaching and for yagnas. many learnt only what was required for doing their ordained duties, mainly laukikam. Many brahmins were working as ministers, councillors, administrators, teachers of all arts, vaidyas, and other mundane professions.

Today too, there are many veda patasalas teaching vedas the traditional way, supplementing it with modern subjects.

Dear sir,

Agreed but even though many Brahmins were working as ministers etc they were still applying whatever vedic knowledge they knew.

Vedic knowledge was not restricted to the Samhita and Brahmana portion alone(which constitutes the Karma Kanda or Ritualistic portion of the Vedas)

Aranyaka and Upanishad portion which make up the Jnana Kanda portion is equally important.
So those Brahmins who didn't work as priests still used the knowledge they acquired from Aranyaka and Upanishad portion of the Vedas.

05-25-2012, 09:57 PM	#6
Lt_Apple Join Date Dec 2008 Posts 4,489 Senior Member	In my opinion, even in the ancient past, only a small percentage of brahmins learnt vedas for recitation, preservation, preaching and for yagnas. many learnt only what was required for doing their ordained duties, mainly laukikam. Many brahmins were working as ministers, councillors, administrators, teachers of all arts, vaidyas, and other mundane professions. Today too, there are many veda patasalas teaching vedas the traditional way, supplementing it with modern subjects. Dear sir, Agreed but even though many Brahmins were working as ministers etc they were still applying whatever vedic knowledge they knew. Vedic knowledge was not restricted to the Samhita and Brahmana portion alone(which constitutes the Karma Kanda or Ritualistic portion of the Vedas) Aranyaka and Upanishad portion which make up the Jnana Kanda portion is equally important. So those Brahmins who didn't work as priests still used the knowledge they acquired from Aranyaka and Upanishad portion of the Vedas.
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