But ironnically, chants themselves get slightly changed / deformed through generations. Especially because recent generations have not learned Sanskrit, and in

But ironnically, chants themselves get slightly changed / deformed through generations. Especially because recent generations have not learned Sanskrit, and in fact many people who practiced them, while being Brahmins, had other occupations such as agriculture and accounting etc.. Few days ago, had to explain someone some word that they mispronounced was actually pronounced as something else and what it meant in Sanskrit. (Had to learn some Sanskrit in high school). The practices & customs are good only as long as the reasons / meaning are known. Otherwise they become superstitions. How many of your Indian priests actually study Upanishads? For most of them it's a job that brings food to the ~~table~~ banana leaf.