A NEW APPROACH TO HINDU CASTE SYSTEM!
As the caste system prevailed in India since ages past-it seems that every new born has got his own Rights by birth. They claim their Rights of caste for their livelihood's gold smith's son is certain to be gold smith. And he doesn't accept others enter their profession objecting to have their privilege. Like wise barber's son barber-carpenter's son carpenter. Singer's son singer it goes on which they called as "DHARMA'. During those days the population was less. Frequent wars were present. No guarantee for longevity due to several reasons. Though educations of different varieties are present, they are all limited, Scope for jobs and opportunities for lively hoods are all meager even after completion of education.Hence,the parents used to teach their children the skills what they were possessing by sending to a teacher of their own skills-Like wise weaver's son became weaver,purohit's son became purohit.So,the caste turned a tradition for peaceful living and by claiming and undertaking the works of some families. For example-One weaver have got 20 families to whom he has to weave clothes and give. Like wise-carpentes,goldsmiths,builders,artists,dancers,dhobhis,barbers etc.all will be having their own houses in which they demand their Rights of work and extend their services to them and get in reciprocation some thing in barters system or money after the money came into existence.Afterall what human being needs? A peaceful life having self sufficiency of food-clothes and shelter. All are being received by the individuals as a birth Right or Privilege as decedents of his elders. All the educational wings are with skills and practical's since childhood the child observes his or her father and learns by simple observation of his /her father; which makes the child perfect in his/her work. Both the theory and practical's go together since childhood as privilege.So,no need for search of jobs and getting worried for their livelihood. Further, there is a procedure of possession of land to every caste person by birth which is being transferred to his decendents.Annual receipts are present to every caste persons 10 bags of paddy per annum from one house and 5 from another house. Like wise they collect their provisions for the services they rendered through out the year to the society. If any calamity occurs all these persons who are getting the services will help and immediately attend to the needs of their workers(In reality these are not workers-They are persons rendering services to the society with their skill and crafts. and attending to the needs of the families from whom they claim their privilege of receiving the annual quotas. As the education system nowadays changed-and has got multifarious activities with super specialties and several divisions took place in the subjects learning, The present standards doesn't accept the ages past smooth running of life.So,every body entered rather encroached into the other castes arenas and spoiled their lively hoods which made them fight among themselves by saying that the caste system has depressed their privilege of learning other castes' subjects. Power mongers -easy going fellows-white collar jobs are being demanded by every body. They never want to serve the society with the original privileges they were having. Every body is needing extra pleasures-enjoyments without hard work which brought the disastrous situation into existence. And the foreigners and other religions started scolding the Hindu Caste System without understanding the greatness of the system once upon a time which was holding good for simple living and a peaceful getting of bread by every body on the earth.
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victorysunitha
- 2009-06-23 @ 07:14:29
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ramrali19
- 2009-06-24 @ 16:36:42
Dear Victory Sunitha-Thank you for your appreciable comment. I would like to inform you further that Hindus believe that no life will be created on the earth without purpose. Every life takes birth on earth with a particular purpose. From Lord Vishnu’s umbilicus Brahma sprouted i.e. took birth. He (Brahma) asked His Father what is the purpose of my birth? Why you gave me birth? What I’ve to do? Then Lord Vishnu said-“You are the creator. You are expected to create life on earth. Brahma at first created goddess Sarasvathi, and kept her on his toungue.She is such a goddess who can give good talk by simple talking the further creation could be done easily. Then He created Sanaka Sanandanas and asked them to create further . They didn’t accept and started praying their grand father and became indifferent to worldly pleasures. So, He then created prajapathis who later continued the creation. Narada is one who tours all over the universe chanting “Narayana” took birth from the mind (heart?) of Brahma, who too never married. (Narada is nothing but our nervous system of the body which carries impulses to all parts (lokas) The reports given by him to Brahma (the brain) will give necessary Orders further which will be carried by Narada to the various parts of the body chanting narayana on his mahati the musical instrument. Any goddess or god in our body can destroy such various universes and create universes. So, they are all powerful in our body which is being told by Hinduism; and they are also worshipped by Hindus till they die(actually there is no death) Every caste fellow in their turn start praising all Gods-goddesses along with universal One and continue doing their legitimate duties. They never keep the brain idle. Always praying God worshipping in psalms (singing-Bhajanas) .This makes the brain always busy and there is no scope for thinking other than God. Again while doing their legitimate works they speak saying I’m doing so and so legitimate duty for the sake of God. When the person while doing the work faces any difficulty rubs his brain chanting God by which a flash of idea may enter which the individual teaches others. Thus he becomes Brahmin by that time when he (invents-discovers) these terms are misnames in the view of Hinduism. Every thing is provided by Him and we are exploring the beauty of it and enjoying. Thus whatever literature inventions and discoveries made by them; they will say and write that God has written this and told me to explain the things what I came to know. Finally every thing is God. I’m nothing. I don’t need any name or fame. Even doing so, some great persons got name and fame by virtue of their help to society in the name of God. Thus all the Saints and Rishis ancient delivered their contributions to the society. So, what is the caste of that Saint? Actually several including their goddesses and gods are not at all Brahmins. Every human body is a Brahmin while rubbing his head to learn and to know the Truth. Every body is a Kshatriya King when he fights for the Right by their Heart and Lungs taking more breaths and courage. Every body is a Baniya (business man) while preserving the products and keeping them for the next day for use in needs. Every body is a Sudra when he starts working with hands and legs to produce or to work. As mouth is praising God always he is Brahmin and while working he is always Sudra, while fighting on the name of God for the sake of goodness of society is Kshatriya and while taking food baniya.By this one can understand that the caste system in Indian Hinduism came into existence only to give Full Rights by Birth from their ancestors as their ancestral properties are being received by their children there will be Right of enjoyment of duties which are neither disgraceful nor empowered as great.
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GodDevendra
- 2009-06-25 @ 10:54:49
The stories in epics confirm the logical thinking of Dr.P.M.Rao (ramrali19).Veda Vyasa was
Born to a lady of fisher's community. By birth he was having beard and mustaches .Thus he was having no child hood. He promised his mother that he will approach her whenever she thinks of him. He also bowed to Parasara his father and left to learn Vedas by praying Brahma. This Vyasa is considered as Brahmin.Valmiki who was born in Tribal community after he gets knowledge through the mantropadesh reverse mantra "Mara" -later in turn while chanting became "Rama' and he could get self realization due to which was able to write Ramayana was accepted as Brahmin by the society. Highly intellectuals having self realization were considered as Brahmins. In due course during Tretayug people started fighting for their livelihood requested to keep Dharma in an orderly manner. That’s why this dharma was established for each sect of community and caste. Except Vamana all the incarnations of Lord Vishnu were not from Brahmin Community. Parasurama though considered born to Brahmin, his mother is a cross between Brahmin and Kshatriya .That’s why Lord Parasurama is ferocious and chivalrous in wars. By this we can understand that any body from any caste can become Brahmin by virtue of their intellectual power. This is the reason why “Maya’ who built the meeting hall for Pandavas is considered Visva Brahmin community who is best builder and architecture .Gold smiths carpenters painters artists are present in this community who are well known for their creative arts. Sculptures and carving work skills are known by potters who are famous for their art and culture. Weavers are capable of manufacturing very thin 7 foot cloth (Sari) which can be kept in a mach-box. Like wise the barber community people know how to play musical instruments and they attend to several cultural programmers and functions. Simultaneously Brahmins were also pioneers in singing (vocal) and who could find faults in the music notations if any thing wrong goes. The same is well known by other communities. The dancers are present in almost all the communities. But, because some made it their livelihood a separate community-sect –caste has been kept for their sake and all the remaining caste people were sup rived of dancing in public sectors. If Only Brahmins were thought to be having education and knowledge the other communities might not have been able to get name in their separate arts and skills. So, Brahmin or any other caste was deprived to do some social works on the plea that every body should have equal chances to live and earn as per their communal Rights framed. -
I fully agree with Dr.P.M.Rao in his approach of Hindu caste system. Prior to Treyta yuga the so called caste system is not that much strict to follow. Though the system has been followed there were no hard and fast Rules; due to which the internal marriages between different castes and sects took place. By birth every body has got Right to live and have their own livelihood. For this purpose the works among the members in the society have been divided and distributed according to their capacities and calibers. Later the same works have been learnt from his elders by their children and they too stated living as their ancestors did. Those who learn other skills than what they were intended will be more honored. Any how if a person does not shine in other skills, automatically he comes back to his expected skills fixed by caste dharma. Thus there is always hope for good living; either in other skills i.e. subjects or their own skills or subjects. So, there was no fight between the castes as they were their traditional livelihoods. Later Rama compelled to pass strictures to be in their own dharma or caste for having livelihood for every body. It does mean that the population by that time increased as Rama managed to kill several persons to whom they thought that demons. When demons died the eating of human beings by demons (rakshas) also declined due to which population increased. To provide food for all it became essential to Lord Rama. Later when Dwapara yug entered; a lot of disturbances entered in the social life. Rights of original castes and other Rights to lead superior life started. Thus Lord Krishna enjoyed His caste herd manager for cows and could enjoy their caste principles and later could go and lead a Royal life. Thus every body followed their svadharma and also followed the other Dharma of society. What ever may be the caste in which he was born? He is having equal Rights in the society and can be praised or prayed by making him God or Brahmin i.e. the learned intellectual. Thus Veda Vyasa was considered as Brahmin without arguing about his birth. Valmiki who wrote Ramayana also enjoyed this and in Hindu History epics several persons enjoyed this Brahmin hood without considering their birth and their father and mother. Marriages based on love and requests were present and also based on fixation by elders’ parents. Thus by seeing externally it seems that there was no rigidity among castes. Later for the enjoyment of privileges stringent Rules were framed and followed just for livelihood only.But, in present India people started thinking about the dishonor in doing some duties and fighting for the Right to enjoy the benefits of other castes. Hinduism says all men and women are equal even the children –By birth they are all pious souls. Even animals too have their Rights to live as pious souls –So the soul does not have any impurity. The work is worship. Every body must be busy and duty minded. What ever may be your duty you will be honored equally with that of a scavenger in the society? When animals too were given equal respect as soul; how Hindus ignore own brethren in the society as human beings? To any living being the soul is taken as consideration and equally they are all respected. In other way all duties are equally good provided the duty is being done sincerely. The duty is meant for body not to soul is the theory of Hindus. So, the bad or good present in the duties doesn’t get attached to the soul of the individual and will not be carried to next birth through soul. Soul is always pious like glittering gold, provided you do your duties as per the norms fixed time to time. The judge giving judgment as per norms, and the person who gives punishment as per judgment norms both are not at all sinners. So, their Souls will never carry these sins to their next birth to suffer according to these sins as they were part and parcel of their duties.