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antswhoshouldbedirectemanationsfromhisownbody.Accordingly fromhismouthcameforththeeldestbornBrahma(thepriest)towhom heconfidedthefourVedas;fromhisrightarmissuedShatriya(thewar- rior)andfromhisleftthewarrior'swife.HisthighsproducedVaissyas maleandfemale(agriculturistsandtraders)andlastlyfromhisfeet sprang Sudras (mechanics and laborers). ThefoursonsofBrahmasosignificantlybroughtintotheworldbe- camethefathersofthehumanraceandheadsoftheirrespectivecastes. TheywerecommandedtoregardthefourVedasascontainingallthe rulesoftheirfaithandallthatwasnecessarytoguidethemintheirreli- giousceremonies.Theywerealsocommandedtotakerankintheorder oftheirbirththeBrahmansuppermostashavingsprungfromthehead of Brahma. Astronglineofdemarcationisdrawnbetweenthefirstthreecastes andtheSudras.Theformerareallowedtoreceiveinstructionfromthe VedaswhichisnotpermittedtotheSudras.TheBrahmanspossessthe privilegeofteachingtheVedasandwereinformertimesinexclusive possessionofallknowledge.Thoughthesovereignofthecountrywas chosenfromtheShatriyaclassalsocalledRajputstheBrahmanspos- sessedtherealpowerandweretheroyalcounsellorsthejudgesand magistratesofthecountry;theirpersonsandpropertywereinviolable; andthoughtheycommi christian louboutin pumps |
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