varNasrama

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           जन्मना जायते शूद्रः संस्कारात् द्विज उच्यते ।

           वेदाभ्यासात् भवेत् विप्रो ब्रह्म जानाति ब्राह्मणः ॥

" One is a born as a shUdra, but through the (performance of) rites he becomes a twice - born. By the study of the vedas he becomes a vipra, but by the knowledge of brahman, he becomes a brAhmaNa. " (manusaMhitA)

           यस्तु शूद्रो दमे सत्ये धर्मे च सततोत्थितः ।

           तं ब्राह्मणम् अहम् मअन्ये वृत्तेन हि भवेद्द्विजः ॥

      " I consider to be a brAhmaNa that shUdra who is ever endowed with self - restraint, truthfulness and dharma. A man becomes a brAhmaNa by his conduct. "

                                         (mahAbhArata, vanaparva 206.12)

           शूद्रे चैतद् भवेल्लक्ष्यं द्विजे चैतन्न विद्यते ।

            न वै शूद्रो भवेच्छूद्रो ब्राह्मणो न च ब्राह्मणः ॥

       " If these characteristics be found in a shUdra and if they be not found in a brAhmaNa, then such a shUdra is not a shUdra and such a brAhmaNa is not a brAhmaNa. "

                                     (mahAbhArata, shAntiparva 182.8)

            वरणीयाः स्वभावगुणकर्मानुसारेण वरितुम योग्याः वर्णाः

       " The vocation of a person is that which manifests his inner nature. It must accord with his temperament "

                                                                 (yAska - nirukta)

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