One of Earliest excommunications from vedic religion

[DEVARAKONDA VENKATA NARAYANA SARMA]

The following is a prose passage from Vishnu Purana (4.3.40-48)
It describes how Vasishta excommunicated Sakas, Yavanas, Paradas,
Pahlavas and others from the vedic religion. Unless you are in the
the fold you cannnot be excommunicated. That means the Vedic religion
was practiced by all these groups initially.

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tatazca pitRrAjyApaharaNAdamarSitO haihaya-tAlajaGghAdivadhAya pratijJA-
makarOt.(40) prAyazazca haihaya-tAlajaGghAJjaghAna.(41) zaka-yavana-
kAmbOja-pArada-pahlavAH hanyamAnAs tatkulaguruM vasiSTaM ZaraNaM jagmuH.(42)
athainAn vasiSTO jIvanmRtakAn kRtvA sagaram Aha.(43) vatsa! alamEbhir
jIvanmRtakair anusRtaiH.(44) EtE ca mayaiva tvat pratijJAparipAlanAya
nijadharma-dvijasaGgaparityAgaM kAritAH.(45) tathEti tat guruvacanam
abhinandya tESAM vESAnyatvam akarOt.(46) yavanAnmunDItazirasO'rddha-
munDitAJchakAn pralambakEZAn pAradAn pahlavAJzmazrudharAn nissvAdhyAya-
vaSaTkArAn EtAn anyAMzca kStriyAMzcakAra.(47) EtE ca AtmadharmapartyAgAd
brAhmaNaiH parityaktA mlEcchatAm yayuH.(48)
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Did such a pan-vedic religion exist? What can this contribute to our
discussion of Aryan homeland.


regards,

sarma.