Questions tagged [varnashrama]
It is the dharma propagated by Shastras involving 4 Varnas viz. Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudra; and 4 ashramas or stages of life viz. Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha, Sannyasa.
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Did demons also have a Varna system?
Is there any reference of a demon or rakshasa having a varna? Was the Varna system followed by Rakshasas?
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Did Shukracharya recite a mantra or did a ritual to ensure Yayati didn't incur the sin of begeting child from pratiloma marriage?
King Yayati was hesitant to marry Devayani as it would be a Pratiloma marriage. From Sambhava Parva
Yayati, thereupon, replied, 'Beautiful one, I do not deserve thee. Thou art the daughter of Sukra ...
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What are all the entities that are induced by ones kula (कुल)?
The word कुल is used across scriptures in different contexts. I am using the meaning of family here. Many entities are induced in an individual born in a kula.
I want to know all the entities that are ...
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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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Under which varna do bureaucrats come?
Do modern day bureaucrats come under the kshatriya varna? Any example related to this from shastras?
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Which scripture mention that dattatreya belongs to fifth ashram?
The four ashramas in sanathan dharma are: Brahmacharya (student), Grihastha (householder), Vanaprastha (forest walker/forest dweller), and Sannyasa (renunciate).
I heard that Dattatreya does not ...
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If kshatriyas and vaishyas don't exist, who can take up arms and do farming?
For example, the shastra says only people born as kshatriyas and who have done upanayanam can be military or police:
Manu 10.79 - For the Kṣatriya, carrying of arms and weapons. For the
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Was Dronacharya Brahmin or Kshatriya? or both? or neither?
Many people these days scream that varna is determined ONLY by guna & karma, not ONLY by janma.
Dronacharya was a teacher, a brahmin by varna who followed his svadharma.
Later in Kurukshetra war, ...
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What is purification process of chandala to change to shudra?
How chandala change his varna to shudra ? What purification process is mentioned in scripture ?
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Can Chandalas perform Shraddhas and offer obesences to their ancestors ? Can they do Panchamahayajnas? (Only as per Smritis Puranas Tantras etc )
A Sudra is allowed to perform Paka Yajnas without Mantras. Medhatithi in his Manu Smriti commentary 10.41 says Mixed Castes are of the nature of Śūdras,’—i.e., having the character of the Śūdra, they ...
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Was Drona following his swadharma as he fought in many wars?
As a Brahmin, his Varna-dharma was not fighting. And since Krishna was right there, why didn't he counsel Drona not to fight?
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुण: परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात् |
स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेय: ...
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Confusion regarding Cure of Varnasankar in Dharmasutra
I was searching a cure for Varnasankarata, & found an answer of Rickross on an already existing Question about it's remedy. There Rick quoted Gautama Dharmasutra highlighting that the Seventh ...
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Is Varna and Bodily Gunas have a similar system to genetics
Varna is based on birth or one's Gotra, but I found some similarities when studying simple Mendelian genetics keep in mind this is simple and not modern genetics. Now I am not saying necessarily that ...
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How did people lose or gain āshramic adhikāras?
Not everyone has to go through all the 4 stages – Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha and Parivrajaka.
A Shudra can only lead the 2nd phase (Grihastha) and is not entitled for the other three phases ...
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If a person reverts back to sanatan dharma which varna does he belong
If a person do gharwapsi to sanatan dharma which varna does he belong
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Or his daily work will determine the varna??
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Is there some kind of varnashram system among the Devatas
Since the varnashram system is an important part of Sanatan Dharma and since Sanatan Dharma applies to the whole brahmanda (at least according to the Vedic people), I was wondering if some sort of ...
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Are the first/early members of each varna mentioned in the scriptures?
Verse 1.31 from the Manu Smriti
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 ...
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Are there any rules of appointing a learnt scholar from Non-Brahmin origin as a clergy or priesthood for others?
By Non-Brahmin, I mean all other varnas and not specific to one caste or clan.
Please give references from scriptures, if any.
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What community of Brahmins have generally darker skin?
What community of Brahmins generally have darker skin?
(I've seen some claims that varna is attached to skin color, and want to have evidence with which to possibly refute them.)
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Books for Anyone Regarding the complex nature of Varna
I want books not modern ones, but ones by authentic religious personalities from olden times on the system of Varna and their differentitation of bodily and mental gunas. I would prefer a more ...
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Gunas and Varna better explanation
So I know the basics of Varna and the Gunas I have read the Bhagavad Gita, but I am still confused about the nature of Varna. Bhishma in the Anusasanika Parva describes a changing Varna to a Brahmana ...
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Varna of the Jatt people acc to Hindu scriptures?
It is said that Jatts are originally from central Asia and hence either pure Aryans or mixture of Aryan fathers and native Indian Rajanya women
Have they been mentioned in the scriptures?
Do they fall ...
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