Re: [INDOLOGY] जन्मतो जायते शूद्रः

[Jesse Knutson]

p.s. It just occured to me that though the verse is appropriated for, and
quoted in support of an anti-caste position by the Ramandandis, it probably
comes from a thoroughly brahmanical source, since really all it says is
that the saṃskāra is necessary to become a dvija, which is a tautology from
a brahmanical point of view. Far less radical on its own than the Buddha's
remarks about brahmins.

On Sun, Sep 11, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Jesse Knutson <jknutson at hawaii.edu> wrote:

> Dear Indologists and Friends, A friend and colleague, Ramdas Lamb, has
> drawn my attention to, and asked me about the source, of a half-verse,
> which he has heard quoted a lot in Ramanandi circles in India.  He is doing
> some very interesting ethnographic work on the evolution of this order, and
> told me about several inter-caste, Vedic पाठशालाs they have recently
> established, incorporating sometimes even dalits, women, and adivasis.  I
> have a feeling one of you knows the source. Thanks for your time. भवदीयः,J
>
> जन्मतो जायते शूद्रः संस्काराद्द्विज उच्यते
>
> --
> Jesse Ross Knutson PhD
> Assistant Professor of Sanskrit and Bengali, Department of Indo-Pacific
> Languages and Literatures
> University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
> 461 Spalding
>



-- 
Jesse Ross Knutson PhD
Assistant Professor of Sanskrit and Bengali, Department of Indo-Pacific
Languages and Literatures
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
461 Spalding


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