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Brahmana eating food cooked by others
Vyasa quoting Manu says:
SECTION XXXVII, Rajadharmanusasana Parva, Santi Parva
If a Brahmana takes food that has been cooked by a Kshatriya, it diminishes his energy; if he takes the food provided by ...
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Were there only three Varnas in Vedic Age?
Satapatha Brahmana II. 1.4.11
“(Uttering), ‘bhuh’, Prajapati generated this earth. (Uttering)‘bhuvah’ he generated the air, and (Uttering) ‘svah’ he generated the sky.This universe is co-extensive ...
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