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Monday, April 05, 2010

#045 SITA- RAMA IS PROTECTING THE FOUR CASTES

5-35-11
BOOK 5 - BOOK OF BEAUTY - SUNDARA KANDA
CHAPTER 35 - SARGA 35
VERSE 11 - S`LOOKA 11


Raamo bhaamini lookasya
caaturvarn`yasya rakshitaa
maryaadaanaam ca lookasya
kartaa kaarayitaa ca saha.


context
Hanuman found Sita under the Asoka tree in Lanka. Sita asked him how Rama and Lakshmana were. Hanuman described Rama in 78 verses (from 6 to 83).

gist
Oh Lady! Rama is the protector of the four castes. He is the doer and get-doer of the conduct and proprieties of the people.

BLOGGER'S COMMENTS
*How did Rama was the protector of the four caste system? Did he see Rama's Princehood in Ayodhya?

*Sita was asking about the well-being of her husband. She was not asking about the four-caste system. Why was Hanuman overzealous about the enforcement of the four caste system by Rama?

*Obviously, this verse might have been inserted by the priests.

2 comments:

vitahavya said...

absolutely. i agree

Anonymous said...

Obviously he was protector of four caste because he intercepted Ravan's territory killed Khar Dushan with there army and dared something which Mr Vishnu and Shiva didn't could not .

Kuber dared Ravan and was expecting Mr Shiva who didn't appeared for the protection and Ravan raped his daughter in law Rambha .... Mr Shiva power was used to rape variopus queen and princess .

You don't have to be coronated to be protector of four caste . Duryodhana was only prince and Yudhisthira was yuvaraj even though Duryodhana gifted Anga to Karna give clear cut proof that princes had there share of kingdom.