Brahmins and Janeyu - - -

September 10, 2006

Gita says ‘Chaturvarnyam …..’, i.e., the four castes are created based on their qualities and deeds. Veda says ‘Brahmmanosya …’ i.e., the four castes are born from the four parts of the body of God. All of them are brothers as God is Father of all the human beings as Gita says ‘Aham Beeja’. They are like present teaching community, doctors community etc., based on their talents and profession. Greatness is not by birth but by the work done as said ‘Janmana Jayate…..’ . Rama and Krishna are non-brahmins who’s feet are washed by Brahmins today in temples. Ravana was a Brahmin and he did not have any temple. Does this not clearly show that Hinduism is not based on the caste?

The untouchability is also meaningless. Sabari and Kannappa (Hunter) are the so called untouchables, whose photos are present along with God in the house of every Hindu. Bhurisravasa belonging to the caste of pot makers was the president of a sacrifice performed by sages (Refer Bhagavatam). The actual meaning of untouchability is forgotten. A very bad student is expelled from school for a change in him. Similarly very bad people were expelled from the village, expecting a change in them. This is the actual sense of untouchability. It belongs to an individual. The son need not be untouchable. The son of Hiranya Kasipu (demon) Prahlada, need not be a demon. Prahlada was very pious. Datta came in the form of untouchable, and preached Sankara, and Sankara fell on the feet of Datta, which proves that an individual is not untouchable.

Even if you argue that according to the ‘Gene theory’ a man of a particular caste is getting the qualities of all his ancestors and so caste is based on the birth. Even then you are finding good and bad qualities in all the castes. Can you show me a caste, which is completely good or bad? We must give the value to good qualities as in the case of Rama and Krishna and reject bad in the case of Ravana. Due to Rama the entire kshatriya caste is not good. Due to Ravana, the entire Brahmins are not bad. Analyse any individual independently and respect or discard him by his qualities and deeds and not by birth.

At the lotus feet of Shri Datta Swami

surya

shanracer <no_reply> wrote:

I found this excellent articles on why Brahmins wear Janayeu.

The Jahanvi is always wore from left shoulder down to right waist.

Kings, soldiers etc also wear their swords/Rifles left to right. A

sword carries authority of the person wearing it, similarly the

Jahanvy carries the spiritual authority of the person wearing it,

which is necessary for path of Gyan.

The Jahanvi is tied with 3 knots, to signify the 3 Knots(granthis) a

person has to pierce to reach God- Brahma,Vishnu and Rudra Granthi.

The Jahanvi can be worn by anyone seriously walking the path of Gyan