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evidence and examples?
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In Vedas, Shudra means a hard-working person. (Tapase Shudram Yajurved 30.5). And that is why Purush Sukta calls them as foundation of entire human society.
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vedas have class system and not caste system..while caste is by birth the class is achieved by once worth and efforts..
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Manu Smriti 3.109 clearly states that one who eats by glorifying his Gotra or Family is considered an eater of his own vomit.
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Manu Smriti 10.65 asserts that Brahmin can become Shudra and Shudra can become Brahmin. Similarly Kshtariyas and Vaishyas can also change their Varnas.
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2.104: A person who does not worship the Supreme Lord twice daily should be considered a Shudra.
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2.241. If needed, one may acquire knowledge from one who is not a Brahmin; and that he shall follow and serve such a teacher, as long as the instruction lasts.
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3.112: If a Shudra or Vaishya comes as a guest, the family should feed him with due respect.
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In lines with Vedas, Manu also orders the ruler to ensure that the salary and perks of Shudras be never reduced in any circumstance. (7.125-126, 8.216)
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When we review Manu Smriti, we find 4 kinds of interpolations: to bring completeness, for selfish reasons, to exaggerate and to bring defects. Most of these interpolations are blatantly obvious. Dr Surendra Kumar has written a detailed translation of Manu Smriti in Hindi that analyzes each shloka on various parameters to weed out those verses that are obviously interpolated.
He has deduced that of the 2685 shlokas of Manu Smriti, at least 1471 shlokas are adulterated. He has classified the adulterations as :
- out of subject
- out of context
- contradictory
- repetition
- difference in usage and style
- blatant contradiction with Vedas
Dr Surendra Kumar is not the only person to point out adulterations in Manu Smriti. Even many a western indologists like Macdonnell, Keith, Buhler etc have expressed the same.
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If you follow what varna system means then you will understand that varna system is not any different from our current society in any country where poor are oppressed...
but manusmriti infact asks brahmins and kshatriyas and vaishyas to respect these poor people who do all other support function...