maadhav 0 Report post Posted August 11, 2005 the vedic brahmans used to do these karma/service to the soceity. i am trying to find out what these are. if you know please share. my guess is shrotra karma -vidi - is service for the living people, and smarta is for dead persons, but not sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted August 11, 2005 I hope, Karma is not just service. Karma means activities which person has to do in the life, this includes service too. (Correct me here if I am wrong) And here I want to highlight "Brahman" is not a caste/sect. It is only Samskaras. One who follows the Samskaras of Brahmana - Seeker of Lord Brahma. The vedic brahmans means one who used to follow the bramhana samskaras, like Waking Early, Dyana, Bramhacharya etc. These brahmans used to have some Vrittis (duties). Shrotra Karma - Shrotra means Ear/hearing. These used to do Yagnas, Pujas etc.. Smarta Karma - A Smarta Brahmin who performs the six duties are adhyayana, adhyapana, dana, adana, yajana, Yajanamulu. (This I have browsed and found from some site). This is Just My personal View. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
