Brahmanasamskara

SOME POINTS ABOUT HINDU DHARMASASTRAS
PARTICULARLY RELATING TO BRAHMINS.

I.SIX DUTIES OF A BRAHMIN:-

YACHANAM, YAACHANAM, ADYAYANAM, ADHYAPANAM, DHANAM, PRATHIGRAHAM.

(i.e) CONDUCTING YAGJNAS, GET FUNDS TO CONDUCT YAGJNAS, LEARNING, TEACHING, GIVING ALMS AND ACCEPTING GIFTS(OR) DAKSHINA..

II.WHO IS A BRAHMIN AND WHO IS SROTRIYAN:

JANMANA JAYATHE SOODHRA: SAMSKARATH DWIJA UCHYATHE
VIDHYA YATHI VIPRATWAM THRIBIR SROTRIYA UCHYATHE

i.e: BY BIRTH ALL ARE EQUAL IN STATUS. WHEN YOU FOLLOW THE ORDAINED SAMSKARAS YOU ARE CALLED DWIJA. WHEN YOU LEARN VEDA AND ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE YOU ARE CALLED VIPRA.ONLY WHEN YOU ARE BORNE AS BRAHMIN AND LEARN VEDA AND ACT AS PER INSTRUCTIONS IN THE SRUTHI,SMIRITHI,ALONG WITH SWADHARMA ANUSHTANA ,YOU ARE CALLED A SROTRIYA.

SOME OTHERS SAY THAT ONLY A BRAHMIN WHO HAS MASTERED ATLEAST ONE VEDIC RECESSION WITH SIX ANGAS OF THE VEDAS, AND CARRY OUT LIVING WITH SWADHARMA ANUSHTANA OF HIS VARNA IS CALLED SROTRIYA.

III EIGHT ATHMAGUNAS REQUIRED FOR A BRAHMIN.

DAYA- SHANTHI- ANAASUYA- SOUCHAM-ANAAYASA-MANGALM-AKAARPANYAM-ASPRUHA

DAYA IS COMPASSION TOWARDS ALL OTHER LIVING BEINGS.
SHANTHI IS CALM MIND-PATIENCE
ANAASUYA IS FREE FROM JEALOUSY
SOUCHAM IS PURITY OF INTERNAL MIND AND EXTERNAL BODY
ANNAAYASA IS RELAXED MIND AND BODY
MANGALAM IS HAPPINESS OF MIND
AKARPANYAM IS NON MISERLINESS
ASPRUHA IS MIND WITHOUT DESIRE.



IV THERE ARE FOURTEEN ABODES OF KNOWLEDGE;

THEY ARE 4 VEDAS, 6 VEDANGAS AND 4 UPAVEDNGAS

(a)FOUR VEDAS ARE:

RIK-YAJUR-SAMA-ADHARVA

(b)SIX VEDANGAS ARE::

SIKSHA- VEDIC MANTRAS
VYAKARANAM-- GRAMMER
CHANDAS---- MAATRA- PATTERN-METHOD-METRE
NIRUKTHAM-- -KOSA- ORIGIN OF WORDS-ROOT
JYOTHISHAM--- TIME AND MATTERS CONNECTED WITH TIME
KALPA---- METHOD OF DOING POOJA-SACRIFICE ETC

©FOUR UPAVENDANGAS ARE.

MIMAMSA--NYAYA-PURANAS-DHARMA SASTRAS

MIMAMSA- LOGIC NYAYA---LAW
PURANAS- 18 PURANAS AND 18 UPA PURANAS
DHARMASASTRAAS ARE ARTHA SASTRA ( ADMINISTRATION-
AYURVEDA (MEDICINE) DHANUR VEDA (RELATING TO WEAPONS) GANDHARVA VEDA ( MUSIC)


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