Friends,
Permit a slight digression.
Sri Nacchi sir,
I saw your response in this thread that if employing a Vadhyar is too expensive, one may do the rituals by oneself.
Elsewhere (not in this forum) I read someone writing that not all brahmins were allowed to recite the vedas.
Is it right ?
Are there any pre-conditions to recite the vedas (apart from Diksha) ?
I intend to counter the statement and hence looking for your kind guidance.
Thanks in advance sir
Hari,
All Brahmins are allowed to recite the Vedas. The only initiation required is Gayatri. That means that all Brahmins who have had Upanayanam done can recite the Vedas. There is no separate Diksha for reciting Vedas.
This was clarified at the time when I started learning the Vedas.
Some Brahmins have been deprived of this right as a form of punishment. A punishment for Brahmins committing some specific kinds of offenses. This is prescribed in the Dharmasasthra. But it was restricted to individuals. But it has ben applied to clans also.