manusmriti

LAWS OF MANU
27. But with the minute perishable particles of the five (elements) which have
been mentioned, this whole (world) is framed in due order.
Transmission through generation
28. But to whatever
course of action the Lord at
first appointed each (kind of
beings), that alone it has
spontaneously adopted in
each succeeding creation.
29. Whatever he assigned to each at the (first) creation, noxiousness(himsa) or
harmlessness( ahimsa), gentleness(mrdu) or ferocity(krura), virtue(dharma or
sin(adharma), truth (rta) or falsehood(anrta),, that clung (afterwards) spontaneously
to it.
30. As at the change of the seasons each season of its own accord assumes its
distinctive marks, even so corporeal beings (resume in new births) their (appointed)
course of action.
The Castes
Manu 1:28. But to whatever course of action
the Lord at first appointed each (kind of
beings), that alone it has spontaneously
adopted in each succeeding creation.
31. But for the sake of the prosperity of the worlds he caused the
Brahmana, the Kshatriya, the Vaisya, and the Sudra to proceed from his mouth,
his arms, his thighs, and his feet.
Manu 1:29 asserts that the nature of dharma and adharma are hereditary.
It would imply that the case system based on the qualities is fixed through
generation. If you are a Brahmin your children carry the dharmic qualities with
them. So are the other castes. 30 in fact assert this statement for rebirth as
well which confirms Madhavacharya’s predestination position. 31 again asserts
it. How can one born from the feet be born from the mouth?
Visnu Purana (3.8.9) it is stated:
varnasramacaravata
purusena parah puman
visnur aradhyate pantha
nanyat tat-tosa-haranam
"One can worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu, by proper discharge of
the principles of varna and asrama. There is no alternative to pacifying the Lord by
execution of the principles of the varnasrama system."
Male and Female and Virag
32. Dividing his own body, the Lord became half male and half female; with
that (female) he produced Virag.
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