skin colour

[Vidyasankar Sundaresan]

Patrick Olivelle wrote:

> And finally at Brhadaranyaka Upanisad 6.4.14-16 we have rites to obtain
> fair, ruddy, and dark sons (at least some people must have wanted a dark
                   ^^^^^^^^^
> son)--and, again breaking the stereotype we are used to, it gives rites to
> obtain daughters!!
> 

According to the upanishad, the dark son will also a knower of three
Vedas, whereas the fair one will know only one Veda. Surely, here dark is
superior!

S. Vidyasankar