Talk:Panchamrita/Archive 1

Archive 1

Archive 2

Objection to unsourced content

I object to this sort of vague material, which is not sourced by any inline citation that can be verified: [[1]]. This editor persists in placing WP:OR and unsourced content on mulitple articles. Buddhipriya 07:29, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

The editor seems to be confusing the five substances referred to in tantra with the five sweets used in Hindu worship, which have nothing to do with tantra. Also, this an article on Hinduism, not Buddhism, and placement of a book that is not in any footnote into the References violates WP:LAYOUT: [2]. Buddhipriya 06:56, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

Banana?

None of the reliable sources (WP:RS) I found showed banana as a main ingredient. See [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10] for a few examples. The blogspot link for banana isn't a reliable source. Perhaps banana is a modern variation? If so, there should be a reliable source found for that before adding a mention of banana back to the article, and then stating that it's a variation on the standard ingredients (assuming that's what the Reliable Source states). Priyanath ^talk 15:35, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

Yes Priyanth, I am unfortunately not able to find a proper strong reference, I tried my best to google and only came up with that blog, which I know is weak... Well, I am sure banana is an accepted ingredient for many Hindus, and I will try to add banana to that list after I find a strong reference... Until then, I will have to rest my case as I have no tangible proof... Lilaac (talk) 14:47, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

I found a couple references that can be used to show that banana is also sometimes used.[11][12] The second one is more reliable. Here is one showing a recipe for Tomato Panchamruta,[13] so it may be worth a mention that it's used in other ways. (hint - searching Google books[14] for panchamrita + banana found these results, just for future reference :-) ) Is it possible that it's a difference between north and south India? Priyanath ^talk 15:26, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks a lot! Yes, there seems to be a regional variation in ingredients, I asked so many people I know, it seems like banana is a very south Indian thing, and Keralites even include coconut! Lilaac (talk) 21:24, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

User talk:Priyanath

I am not surprised with your segregation of the Vamacara Panchamrita and its relegation to its own section, to the periphery, the end of the article. Are you even aware of your value judgement of the 'normalization' of the Dakshinamarga enumeration? Please take more care with spelling, to misspell the name of a deity is not only taking undue care, it is an offense at the lotus feet of the deity.
B9 hummingbird hovering ^{(talk • contribs)} 02:01, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

As I also answered on my own talk page, different usages of the same term go under a separate section. In this case there are two reasons for putting it at the end of the article: 1) since the rest of the article discusses the more common usage it would be confusing to the reader, 2) a much more common usage should go first. No value judgment, since "the last shall be the first". Thanks for the heads-up on the spelling error. Though regarding your warning, you should know that the deity looks into one's heart and not their head. Priyanath ^talk 02:17, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Exact recipes

Maybe a section on how its made from various traditions should be included in the article?

For example: Recipe of Panchamrit

Ingredients:

Cow’s milk – 1 Litre

Curd – 100gm

Honey – 2tsp

Melted Ghee(Saturated Fat) – 1tsp

Sugar – 100gm (As per the sweetness desired)

Any takers?

Henry123ifa (talk) 07:02, 8 April 2012 (UTC)