![]() ![]() That is because all verses of the Purusha Sukta are not of the same importance and do not have the same significance. But it certainly cannot be true of the whole of it. This may be true of some parts of the Purusha Sukta. For, it is worth knowing how the Shudras came to occupy the fourth place, whether it was the result of evolution on or it was brought about by revolution.Īny attempt to discover who the Shudras were and how they came to be the fourth Varna must begin with the origin of the Chaturvarnya in the Indo-Aryan society.Ī study of the Chaturvarnya must in its turn start with a study of the ninetieth Hymn of the Tenth Mandala of the Rig Veda-a Hymn, which is known by the famous name of Purusha Sukta.Ĭosmogonics have never been more than matters of academic interest and have served no other purpose than to satisfy the curiosity of the student and to help to amuse children. ![]() That such an inquiry is of first-rate importance is beyond question. But very few have cared to inquire who were these Shudras and how they came to be the fourth Varna. ![]() EVERYBODY knows that the Shudras formed the fourth Varna of the Indo-Aryan society. ![]()
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