The Dhaarmik Traditions - Indic Studies Foundation

कारुरहं ततो िभषगुपलूिक्षणी नना |
नानािधयोवसूयवो.अनु गा इव तिःथमेन्िायेन्दो पिर सरव ||
Rg.IX,112,3
kāruraham tato bhishaghu palaprakshiNī nanā |
nānādhiyovasūyavo.anu ghā iva tasthimendrāyendo pari srava
I am a poet, my father is a physician, and my mother grinds corn on stone. Being
engaged in different occupations, we seek wealth and happiness, as cows seek
food in different pastures. May Thy bounties flow for our happiness, 0 God.”
We need not multiply quotations, as even European scholars now reluctantly admit
that hereditary Castes did not exist in the Vedic era
Why is the Varna Ashrama System called a Caste System and is there a
rational for calling it such
If there were not a multiplicity of Varnas in the ancient times,how did we
end up having so many castes in the last 100 years
"The word caste is not a word that is indigenous to India. It originates in the
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