To sum up.
There are some injunctions on women prohibiting them from learning the Vedas.
Kanhi Periyavar says that women in Kali Yuga are weak and hence need not learn the Vedas.
His advice is to learn the Dharma sastra and he does not say learning the Vedas is prohibited .
His Concern seems more on the the rigorous practice and Discipline needed to learn the Vedas and that being weak, women need not learn the Vedas.
He does no say the Vedas proscribe women learning the Vedas.
Sruthi is the Highest authority, Smrtis take a backseat, so also the Purana and The Ithihasas, when compared with the Vedas.
I feel on the strength of the Sruthi, Vedas can be learned by women by following the procedure laid by The Vedas to learn the Vedas.![]()
