What was the tradition of shudra bride of purification by sending to brahman for three nights?
Ok my answer will be very different from others but l want you to consider Manusmriti as basic source for understanding it. Manusmriti was constitution of India prior to British empire. Women were treated more inhumanely in Hinduism as written in Manusmriti, Women had no rights neither of studying nor of Expressing their view Sati-pratha, Dasi pratha and if we go to south women's condition was even more miserable. l suggest you to study Hindu code Bill of Ambedkar. How much effort he made to reform Hinduism.
Women were not allowed to study one person could had many wives. as you can refer to mahabharat and any holy text of Hinduism. There was a rule that a Brahmin could marry in Brahmin Kshatriya vaishya and Kshatriya only can marry Kshatriya vaishya following vaishya could only marry vaishya and shudra women were treated as sex toy. i.e. 45% of Indian population ….
So the question asked what was the condition in South India? as l said South lndia was facing the worst face of Vedic religion, women of lower caste (mostly obc and sc) had to go to the purohits or Pandit (who prays in temple) for three nights or even weeks it was mandatory for every lower caste women to have illegal relationship to pandits before going to their husband’s home in India before till 20th century Ad whether of OBC or SC or ST.And it was considered that purohit or priest give blessings in this way. It's true that untouchability was there but the forward castes forcibly made shudra women their dasi or as sex toy but never married them. Even you might have heard the term harijan so the women who became widow literally shudra women and brahmin purohit forcibly had sex with them and the child which born was called harijan. Even in east India these practices were being followed till our First Republic day. Constitution ultimately led to the end of these practices upto 98% like germs 2% still survived.
But after the Periyar’s efforts the situation changed in south also Because of Dr. Ambedkar’s reforms 98% practices got abolished but one to 2 percent is still followed in South. After many years of adoption of constitution sometimes many reports still claims that in very traditional villages this type of bad cults are still followed but the no. Is less. And also bride had to sit in the laps of priest until the whole mantra of marriage which they chant gets over.
But because of social reformers of Britishers, Periyar and mostly Dr Ambedkar everything changed despite of Forward class's hate towards OBC SC and ST, thankfully very less such things are practiced now in India. Still news of exploitation over Lower caste people comes regularly. Women had to face the worst from Vedic people's. From medieval to modern era but the no.s goes on decreasing.
Even the kshatriya women were not safe, and in medieval times both kshatriya and Brahmins shared their wife's and daughters to each other when latter arrived as a guest. (Mentioned in manusmriti and various other grantha) leaving this rest were followed till 20th century AD. And small cases of this type are still followed.
I hope everything will be perfect after few more decades here.
Edit- Few people think this never happened. They are doing this deliberately we all know at time of British also Brahmins imposed breast tax mentioned in NCERT where women were not allowed to wear clothes above waist. And how a Dalit women cut off her breast when these Brahmins forced her to pay money. I suggest everyone to read Albruni ka bharat and many other travellers who mentioned few percent population exploiting majority.
You will never get the answer . They will now change their books since they themselves are ashamed of the stories of their gods and brahmans .
Disgusting
Who is eternal Brahman? Why is he not commonly discussed or rituals practiced? How to directly attain him/her?
There are three questions that you are asking. Let me answer these one by one with reference to the Upanishads since Brahma is an Upanishadic concept.
Question 1: Who is eternal Brahman?
Let me quote an interesting story from Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. The context is a debate between great sage Yajnyavalkya and a Brahmavadini namely Gaargi. Gaargi asks Yajnyavalkya the same question - “Who is Brahma?”.
But Yajnyavalkya cannot directly answer this question since by definition, Brahma is that which cannot be described.
“Brahma cannot be seen, it cannot be described, it cannot even be thought about. I
as per you, untouchablity is there, how can a shudra bride come to Brahminas and Brahiminas bride go to shudra groom. Never,
again sage manu, said, a chandala or nishada community is there, in Manu smruthi, now law even of the Raja satta is not applied to them. How a brahmin, enter the tribels area, of nishads. Perhaps he is evengical religion preacher, Religion preaching is not there in hinduism and similarly no convertion. Perhaps he is Yavana or Chandal which is not belong to here, here means the earth.
What is Shudra, and how were they treated in our Hindu nation?
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This is only false created stories against brahmins , in fact , Indian ladies sentiment is purity , if you remember sits, draupadi, many rajput ladies , second marriage even husband is alive is ruled out, so shudra bride spending with brahmins as a part of purity , where it was happened , however in some agencies , it might be there but their rules and customs are separate, do not club with urban areas
Who is eternal Brahman? Why is he not commonly discussed or rituals practiced? How to directly attain him/her?
It is not a “him/her”!
Brhm is an unknowable reality, the “source of creation”.
Unknowable to humans, at least.
Our brains are too primitive to comprehend that reality.
So we have to “approach an understanding” of that reality thru many perspectives and approaches (paths). One reality, many approaches. It is experiential.
And that experience is deeply revealing.
That state which you achieve with that experience reveals who you are!
Tat tvam asi.
You’re it.
If a Shudra boy marries a Brahmin girl, is it Dharma in Sanatana?
If one can answer this question, then they can freely target Hinduism and its castes.The question is “ Why is it made compulsory for anyone (male or female ) who intend to marry a Muslim male or female to get converted to Islam first and then only allowed to marry".Remember even if it is a non Muslim boy who wants to marry a Muslim girl, the boy only has to get converted to Islam.There can be exceptions at Celebrity level.I think answer to this question will reply all the questions like above.Frankly, I don't know about the affairs in Christianity.
What is the meaning of "shudras are born from Lord's feet" in Hinduism?
There are three different positions on this.
Lord Shiva’s position:
Maheshwara on the four orders
Maheshwara said, ‘..Neither birth, nor the purificatory rites, nor learning, nor offspring, can be regarded as grounds for conferring upon one the regenerate status. Verily, the conduct is the only ground. All Brahmanas in this world are Brahmanas in consequence of conduct. A Sudra, if he is established on good conduct, is regarded as possessed of the status of a Brahmana. The status of a Brahma, O auspicious lady [Uma], is equal wherever it exists. Even this is my opinion. He, indeed, is a Brahmana
Who is eternal Brahman? Why is he not commonly discussed or rituals practiced? How to directly attain him/her?
Brahman just means god. In the Vedas, god is called Brahman.
When you pray to Krishna or Shiva etc, you are praying to Brahman.
The word Brahmin means those who worship Brahman.
Hinduism is called Brahmanism, which means again worship of Brahman.
Saguna brahma means god with qualities like name and form, like Krishna.
Nirguna brahma means the transcendental idea of god without name or form or any qualities.
Both are the same, but obviously we worship Saguna Brahma because without qualities, we can’t worship god.
At highest samadhi, called Nirvikalpa samadhi, both the devotee and god vanish and Nirgun
What is the difference between Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra?
What is the difference among the four Hindu Varnas? Do they refer to four occupations, as popularly believed?
In this era we take the literal meanings of verses of scriptures and ignore their intended meanings.
At least in Purusha Sukta 10.90.12, Rig Veda, the four Varnas refer to the same individual and not to four different people.
The Varnas are supposed to be graded, based on the level of their origin from Purusha. Higher the level of origin, higher is the status.
Varnas in Purusha Sukta 10.90.12 refer to four grades of efficiency, taking eating as example. Eating is easiest if someone puts fo
No such tradition in Hindu culture, nor we get any evidance in History.
How are Shudras Hindus?
1. SHUDRAS who have accepted the tenets of Hinduism by becoming the FOURTH VARNA in the Varnashram.
2. The SHUDRAS or the OBCs follow Hinduism in letter and spirit, thus they are part and parcel of Hinduism.
3. It is a different thing that if they study Hinduism in detail, and know their rights, position, standing and responsibilities, they will revolt in no time therefore they are kept at a dista
Who were referred as Shudras in India? How they were Casted?
Shudras were historically those group of people who did not do/have the Upanayana ceremony and hence were not considered Dvijas(twice born).
Dvija term is not mentioned much in the Vedas or the Vedangas and comes only in the Ramayana/Mahabharata and the Dharmasutras and Dharmashashtras.
The term “dvija” means “twice born”.
“Twice born” refers to birth physically and spiritually through the Upanayana initiation to pursue Vedic studies.
the Upanayana ceremony marking the initiation as a dvija
Shudras are born only once(according to Hinduism) and their duties are only physical/practical and not spirit
Why can't a woman in Hindu religion wear mangalsutra and applya kumkum after the death of her husband? Why can't be its her choice to wear or not? Why do all this materialistic things matter so much? And does it change the fact that she is married?
in Ramayan ; The wives of Dasharatha , Kausalya , Sumitra & Kaikayee were Rajamata’s after the death of Dritharastra.
In Mahabharatha , Bheeshma’s Step mother Satyavathi was also a Rajamatha till Vedavyasa took her to Forests & Kunti Devi was also a Rajamata for Indraprasta ,
While Kausalya , Sumita & kaikaye were part of the Ashwamedha celebrations of Lord Rama, It is believed Kunti even made the Airavata Vratha for the welfare of her children and sage Naradha was the priest of this Vrata
But nowhere is it mentioned that they wore White cloths and discarded Jewellery , Kumkum, Rajabhoga etc , Th
How much truth is there to the fact that Brahman followed "Shuddhikaran Pratha" under which a Shudra bride has to stay three nights with a Brahman male?
Under who's rule the caste system was introduced in Hinduism such as Brahman, Kshatriya, Vyshyas & Shudra?
Are women shudras in Hinduism? Do Brahmans really consider them as shudra? Is this why they aren't allowed in cremation areas because they are untouchables?
Why are shudras black?
Was Chatrapati Shivaji a Shudra?
Is Hinduism merely brahmanism? Don't those who create the system always control and benefit from it? Are we being obtuse?
Are scheduled castes a Shudra?
How was society structured in ancient India before Shewetaketu invented the institution of marriage?
What is Dharma(Responsibility) of a Wife according to Hindu Scriptures?
What is ND Modi's varna (Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra or Dalits)?
