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Brahmana Vaisnava Ontology
THE ONTOLOGICAL POSITION OF THE VAISNAVA OVER THE BRAHMANA
Part Two continued from Part One
OBJECTION: Lord Krsna also tells Arjuna:
sreyan sva-dharmo vigunah
para-dharmat sv-anusthitat
sva-dharme nidhanaa sreyah
para-dharmo bhayavahah
"It is far better to discharge one's prescribed duties, even though faultily, than another's
duties perfectly. Destruction in the course of performing one's own duty is better than
engaging in another's duties, for to follow another's path is dangerous." (Bhagavad-gita
3.35)
In light of this, why do you not accept your karma and remain in the position that you were
born in, rather than pretend to be brahmanas and attempt to follow brahminical codes?
REFUTATION: From this argument it seems that our opponents are requesting us to follow nagnamatrka-nyaya.
When the mother was a child she was naked, therefore she should always remain naked.
In other words, because some Vaisnavas were born in low-class families, they should remain low-class.
Does Madhva suggest that spiritual elevation is the exclusive birthright of those born in the family of a
brahmana?
By quoting various scriptures, including Sri Madhva, we have previously shown that one's varna is not