Some interesting facts about the re-conversion of those Hindus who were converted by force by the invading mlecchas (eaters of cow-flesh, those having degraded speech ie anārya- bhāṣā) with the prāyaścittatattva citing the Harivaṃśa on process applied for Yavanas, Śakas, ...
Kambojas and other mlecchas for their re-conversion as well ass detailing how to deal with those who were forcibly converted and made to commit sins (from Śastric PoV) w/ Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa taking into account the previous known Varna of those forcibly captured with...
the Brāhmāṇas expected to undertake a half krccha penance in addition to reperforming an ūpanayan rite. In accordance to Varna, a gradual decline in degree of & #39;expiation& #39; rites were expected. Parāvartana model was followed for bringing back those who involuntarily or voluntarily
left the Hindu fold during a & #39;Reawakening& #39; movement oft-known in the 19th and 20th centuries as Śuddhi. Interestingly, the author, that is P.V. Kane encourages this process for the & #39;stability of Hindu society& #39;. He adds that in yore, such people were taken into the fold by...
the performance of a Vrātyastoma rite. Apparently this was the mechanics of spreading Hinduism in the East Indies and Indochina. (I will update this thread at a later date). @sukarma000 this will be of particular interest to you and I will post the theoretical mechanics here:
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