PATH OF LIBERATION AND RENUNCIATION,
VERSE LIB 44
GIST
Agriculture, cow-rearing, trade, are the inherent functions of a Trader-caste-born person (Vaisya). Service is the inherent function of a Fourth-Caste born (Suudra).
BLOGGER'S VIEW
This is one of the most obnoxious verses in Gita. Gita or Krishna or Vyasa or priests in the name of Vyasa cannot prescribe what a person should do. Occupations of human being are in most societies distributed in accordance with the market forces of demand and supply.
I am neutral about the inheritance of qualities and skills through genetic mutation. More DNA have to prove it.
Children acquire some skills and learn some qualities from their parents through observation during their upbringing with the parents, consciously or unconsciously. Inherited wealth also helps them (sometimes even forces them) to adopt the occupations of their parents. This depends on the economic and social environements of different countries.
For example: Gita prescribed the occupation of agriculture to Vaisyas. In the later parts of history, even Brahmins, Sudras took up agriculture. Now trading is done by all the communities.
One cannot say that whoever does business is a Vaisya and whoever does service is Sudra. The names of castes are not labels of occupations.
There are other labels for occupations such as "Vyaapaari" for a trader and "Seevaka' for a servant, who chose them by occupation.
IMPORTANT
Whatever the preachers of Gita may say that Krishna divided castes on the basis of qualities, today the Government of India is dividing castes on the basis of birth and not by occupation.
For example, if a Birth Brahmin (Priest by birth) lives by working as a "camar" (cobbler), the Govt. does not recognise him as a "Camar caste" person and extend him the facilities of a Scheduled Caste.
If scripture preachers want "occupation-caste" to be the "varnam - caste" of a person, they have to make representations to M.L.As. and M.Ps., the State and Central Governments or file a writ petition in State High Courts or the Supreme Court of India.
AADHYAAYA 18,
MOOKSHA SANYAASA YOOGA
S`LOOKA: MSY 44
Krushi goorakshya vaan`ijyam
vais`ya karma svabhaavajam
paricaryaatmakam karma
s`uudrasyaapi svabhaavajam.
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I am neutral about the inheritance of qualities and skills through genetic mutation. More DNA have to prove it.
What are your views about Homosexuality? I saw a Richard Dawkins video at this link where he says Homosexuality can be attributed to genes.
https://youtu.be/IDmQns78FR8
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