3-14-29, Sanskrit Verse
Aranya Kanda - Book of Forest
Chapter 14
Manur manushyaan janayat
Kashyapasya mahaatmanaha
Braahman`aan, Kshatriyaan, Vaishyaan,
S`uudraam ca manujarshabha.
CONTEXT
Rama during his 14 years exile in forest, met the Eagle (name: Jat`aayu) on the banks of river Godavari. The bird consumed 30 verses 3-14-5 to 3-14-34 to narrate its name and lineage. It was a sort of genesis for the human race, birds and the whole creation. The funniest part was: the bird does not forget to inform Rama about the ubiquitous four caste system as something remaining from the creation of humans.
ENGLISH GIST
Oh the best among humans! Manu (wife of Kashyapa) gave birth to humans from the great soul Kashyapa -- the priests, the warriors, merchants and the servants.
3-14-30, Sanskrit Verse
Chapter 14
Mukhatoo Braahman`aa jaataa
urasaH Kshatriyaaha tathaa
uurubhyaam jagnnire vaishyaaha
padaabhyaam s`uudraa iti shrutiha.
ENGLISH GIST
Thus heard: Priests are born from the hairlocks. Warriors are born out of the chest. Merchants are born from the thighs. Servants are born from the feet.
BLOGGER'S VIEWS
*What a bird had got to do with castes?
*Do birds have castes?
*Cannot gauge the extent to which priests contaminated Ramayana! They use birds to spread their rules!
1 comment:
Hi there, You must have remember your first speach when teacher asked you "what is your name, and tell about your self?"
It should have went like " My name is ,,,,,, my father name is..... my mother name is ... " remember.
Same here when Rama and the other two on their way to Panchavati come into contact with Jatayu, the mighty eagle.
When Rama questions about its identity,
Jatayu narrates the creation of animal species along with humans
Garuda is the eagle-vehicle of Lord Vishnu, while Aruna, also called Anuuru, for he is a thigh-less being, is the charioteer of Sun's seven-horse chariot. The seven horses of Sun's chariot are the seven colours in vibgyor as in a rainbow. Aruna and Garuda are of avian origination and attributed to be the speediest propellers, and Jatayu and Sampati belong to that lineage.
whats wrong in it??
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