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Sir, As I wrote earlier, I am only talking about kAsi yAtra ritual in Tambrahm marriages. My point was that dharma sutras largely prohibit skipping grhastasrama and hence it is not possible that a learned brahmacharin talks of going to saMnyAsa. The ritual has a book to be carried by the groom. In my understanding it should have evolved as a symbol of going to kAsi for higher learning, much like today, when learned grooms are in demand. kAsi is after all the original place of learning. TamBrahm marriage is a brahmadeya marriage where the bride is the 'Sarasvati' gifted to a boy with learning zeal.

In these context I quoted the dharma sutras.

I am neither saying kAsi yAtra should not/cannot be undertaken for other purposes nor ridiculing them.

-TBT

[QUOTE="thebigthinkg, post: 410351, member: 14192"] Sir, As I wrote earlier, I am only talking about kAsi yAtra ritual in Tambrahm marriages. My point was that dharma sutras largely prohibit skipping grhastasrama and hence it is not possible that a learned brahmacharin talks of going to saMnyAsa. The ritual has a book to be carried by the groom. In my understanding it should have evolved as a symbol of going to kAsi for higher learning, much like today, when learned grooms are in demand. kAsi is after all the original place of learning. TamBrahm marriage is a brahmadeya marriage where the bride is the 'Sarasvati' gifted to a boy with learning zeal. In these context I quoted the dharma sutras. I am neither saying kAsi yAtra should not/cannot be undertaken for other purposes nor ridiculing them. -TBT [/QUOTE]

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