SOURCE :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJdT8FSm8Ik
Caste Not Decided by Birth - Misconceptions
about Indian Culture and Vedas
- Chanakya Speaks
Published on Jul 22, 2012
It is unfortunate that in this country of ours, where Vedas
were the foundation of our culture, we forgot these
original lessons of Vedas and got trapped in a variety of
misconceptions regarding birth-based caste system and
discrimination of people born in certain castes
collectively known as Shudras.
The misleading theories of communists and biased
indologists have already caused a great damage to our
society and have sown seeds of differences. It is
unfortunate that so-called Dalits consider themselves
outcaste and hence we fail to unite together for
prosperity and security. The only solution is to go back
to the roots -- the Vedas -- and rebuild our
understanding of our relationships with each other.
In this article, we shall evaluate the reality of caste
system in Vedas and actual meaning of Shudra.
1. As discussed in the first article "Vedas and Shudra",
there is absolutely no element of hatred or
discrimination in Vedas regarding any person -- be he or
she a Brahmin, Vaishya, Kshatriya or Shudra.
2. The concept of caste is relatively new. Vedas contain
no word that can be considered a synonym for 'caste'.
The two words commonly considered to mean 'caste'
are Jaati and Varna. However the truth is that, all the
three mean completely different things.
Caste is a European innovation having no semblance in
Vedic culture.
Jaati
Jaati means a classification based on source of origin.
Nyaya Sutra states "Samaanaprasavaatmika Jaatih" or
those having similar birth source form a Jaati.
An initial broad classification made by Rishis is 4-fold:
An initial broad classification made by Rishis is 4-fold:
Udbhija (coming out of ground like plants), Andaja
(coming out of eggs like birds and reptiles), Pindaja
(mammals) and Ushmaj (reproducing due to
temperature and ambient conditions like virus, bacteria
etc).
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