Comments on: Chaathurmasa Vrata Uttaradi Matha Sampradaya

By: Swathi

Swathi — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 12:28:42 +0000

Thank you so much for this effort.

By: Prasanna Kumar

Prasanna Kumar — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 19:49:22 +0000

Fenugreek seeds are consumed during the Shakavrata, to begin with and the logic behind this is on every Dwadashi for Paranae, MENTHYA~BELAE HULI is served in many Brahmin families.

Please let me know if this is wrong.

Thank you very much.

PS: NO COOKING OIL IS PERMITTED DURING THE SHAKAVRATA.
GHEE (CLARIFIED BUTTER) CAN BE USED.

By: Balachandra

Balachandra — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 04:44:27 +0000

Dear Sri Raghunath

Eventhough a purana is said to be tamasa purana, everything in it is not tamasa. Further vedavyasa devaru did not write wrong things. Tamasa purana means, that reading it, tamasa souls get deluded; satvika souls grasp the “hidden” intent or actual meaning.

It is like buddha’s upadesha. The same prashAnata vidya was grasped by deities in the right spirit, but asuras interpreted it as shunya vAda.

Every purana has three styles used in it darshana bhasha, guhya bhasha and samadhi bhasaha. If any part is in accordance with the vedas, then it has to be taken directly or interpreted in accordance with the vedas, else rejected.

And, the references are not only in skanda purana, other satvika puranas too mention the vrata. Even vratas like ekadashi might be mentioned in some tamas puranas. That does not mean we need to reject ekadashi vrata

Answer courtesy: Sri Dilip Ratnakar

By: samson aseervatham

samson aseervatham — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:20:45 +0000

The website is facinating and informative for my study and research on” food and culture”.I am amazed at the wisdom of our seers and saints. All their prescriptions are for better living in every possible ways.If we follow them sincerely there will be peace and prosperity in this world.Healthy nation is a wealthy nation. They have given prime importance to health as physical and mental health are closely related.It satisfy the maxim ‘sound mind in a sound body’.I salute our ancestors for sharing a rich legacy for the posterity.The humble way to honour them is to follow them with faithfully.

By: S. RAGUNATH

S. RAGUNATH — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:39:46 +0000

In this Article, most of the references are from ‘Skanda Purana’ for observing Chathur Masya Vratha. But, in the Website of one of the reputed Madhwa Math it has been quoted that ‘Skandha Purana is one of “TAMASA PURANAS” which are predominant with misleading statements and are intended to mislead the ineligible from the truth. Then, how the quotings from “Skanda Purana” can be taken as reference for doing the good thing. I wonder which one can be true? & I request that this doubt may kindly be clarified.