Something....Something!
Somethings were ( and still are) strictly forbidden for women.
But we are all born as 'veera naaris' who won't be deterred.
So we surge ahead doing (or trying to do) everything men do.
I had attended Vedic chanting class and learned to recite all the suktham and swasti vachanam. Later we went on to learn even rudram, namakam and chamakam.
Everyone kept saying women should not recite these but no one would give any reason. So I discontinued the chanting fifteen years ago.
Long after discontinuing the chanting I got my doubt cleared by a very learned priest.
Women have a reproductive system delicately balanced and different from that of men.
The sanskrit mantras need to be uttered from the lower stomach! This affected the uterus over a period of time and caused other problems later in life. Good explanation!
Recently I heard of a freak case from an experienced doctor.
An over enthusiastic man joined with the group of pundits and priests and chanted the rudram, chamakam and namakam in an 'ati rudra maha yagna'.
Eleven recitations of the Sri Rudram followed by one recitation of the camakam is called Ekadasa Rudram. This also constitutes one unit of the Rudra Homam.
Eleven Ekadasa Rudram recitations make one Laghu Rudram.
Eleven Laghu Rudram recitations make a Maharudram.
Eleven Maharudram recitations is the Ati Rudram.
Thus, in the Ati Rudra Maha Yagnam, the Sri Rudram hymn will be recited 14641 times, with the performance of 1331 Rudra Homams by 121 Ritwik priests.
He lost the clarity of his speech. He could speak more clearly by keeping two pebbles in his mouth for a few days. Later on even the pebbles could not help his speak clearly.
The priests who perform such maha yagnas had learned the mantra while very young. They are reciting them everyday all their life. That makes everything so different.
Can a cat imagine to be tiger and try to roar competing with the real tigers!
So the poor goodman lost his speech by trying to do something not meant for him.
Somethings have to be accepted and believed in good faith.
If we seek scientific proof, we may end up by becoming one!
