Kambojas as Mlecchas (or Glaschas) vs Conservative Brhamnical (Vedic) people

[Guest guest]

Dear All, The following is from the excellent resource at: http://visualwikipedia.com/en/Scholarship_among_Ancient_Kambojas (Check it)Love and regards,Sreenadh===================================Kambojas vs Barbarians & MlechchasIt is surprising that, on the one hand, the ancient literature

glorifies the Kambojas as very respectable warriors and a scholarly

class while on the other they are also branded as barbaric

and mlechcha tribe. The resolution of this problem lies in the fact

that there are different layers in the ancient Sanskrit texts which

represent different phases of history. The region of ancient Punjab (or Greater Punjab) which, in the Vedic period, was known as Sapta-Sindhu had comprised territories as far as Yamuna on the east and Kabol and Hindukush

on the west. During early Vedic times, this region was the center of

proto-Indo-Iranian civilization. With time however, a section of this

population had outspread to the east into Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Over time, the western branch which continued to stay in Sapta-Sindhu

had evolved a liberal and latitudinarian attitude to life due to its

constant exposures to nomadic people of Central Asia,

while the eastern section had become somewhat conservative and

traditional which they believed was the standard Aryan way. This had

obviously shifted the center of Aryan (i.e.Indo-Aryan) civilization from Sapta-Sindhu to Gangetic

valley. Nestling themselves into a small region variously called

Madhyadesha, Aryavarta or Brahmavarta, the puritans shunned all

contacts with the liberals of the greater Punjab whose way of life they

regarded with disapproval. The varana-asharama-dharama had

become a standard way of life for the Indo-Aryans in the east while

this social system did not take roots among the frontier people. Buddhist texts like Majjhima Nikaya clearly attest that in the lands of the Yonas, Kambojas, and some other frontier countries, there were only two social classes i.e the Arya and Dasa, and that the change from one into the other was not frowned upon. The exigencies of life on the frontiers had nacessitated its people to

primarily follow soldier's life. Further, the ruling class had also

started performing the religious ceremonies and sacrifices themselves.

This annoyed the priestly class whose own interests were jeopardised in

this new scenario. The frontier people had also parted company with the

monarchic system and switched to republican constitutions where the role of priestly class was completely eliminated. Mahabharata calls the people of greater Punjab as Rajyayaka while Ashtadhyayi of Panini addresses them as Kshatriyayaka. Accordingly, Brahmanical clergy deplored that the offerings made by these people (of Punjab) to gods go in vain( and that these people knew no Vedas, Vedis and Yajnas . Hence in the eyes of orthodox people from Aryavarta,

the frontier clans of north-west had become impure, immoral and

irreligious, and the contacts with them were considered a heinous

offence and an inexplicable sacrilege. Since the frontiers tribes

ceased to avail the professional services of the priestly class which

they had started performing themselves, the irate priestly class (from

Madhyadesa) started bad-mouthing Punjabis and hurling all kind of

malicious words such as Mlechchas, Dasyus or Shudras etc at them. .

This may explain as to why the Kambojas in some layers of ancient

literature are regarded noble Kshatriyas and learned people while in

others are referred to as Barbaric and Mlechcha tribes of north-west .===================================

[Guest guest]

Dear friends,

as far as chronology is concerned,

Parshuram was born at the end of Krutyug(Between 9502BC to 9102BC,

last 400 years' of Krutyug Sandhya period)I have found exact

birtdate of Parshuram but I do not want to discuss it untill I get

full details.

When Parshuram defeated Kshatriyas ,some Kshatryas converted

themselves to Mlenchha,Yavansa etc.

Prafulla