LS -286- varNAshrama vidhAyini

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shrIH

 

LS -286- varNAshrama vidhAyini

 

She who establishes teh castes and orders( of life)

 

Bhaskararaya's commentary:

Thus She becomes the vedas which are her own commands,

in order to lead created jivas into the right path.

The vedas are divided into two parts, the karma kanda

and the Brahma kanda; as according to the rule, the

devas and lower animals have no share in the karma

kanda, the (divine) Mother established righteousness(

Dharma) through Karmakanda after dividing **men into

four castes and four orders.** the Kurma Pr. after the

praise of Devi by Himavat, says, "Devi, the life of

the universe having heard his words, remembering Her

husband(Shiva) answered Her father with a smile. O

lord of mountains, hear from me this doctrine, which

is supreme, secret, known to Ishvara only, practised

by Brahmavadins alone... describing the means of

attaining...by meditation, Karma yoga, devotion, and

wisdom, O lord of mountains, this is to be attained

by these means, not by crores of other

actions(karmas):"

Yoga---"Karma is ordained by the Srutis and Smritis

according to castes and orders; always perform this

karma associated with the knowledge of the self, for

the sake of liberation. Devotion arises from

righteousness(Dharma), by devotion the supreme is

attained. Dharma means sacrifice, etc., ordained by

Srutis and Smrtitis. Dharma is not to be otherwise

known, because from Vedas alone Dharma came into

existence; hence the aspirant for liberation should

depend on the vedas which are my form, for the sake of

Dharma. By my command the divine Brahma, for the sake

of protecting the Vedas, created the Brahmanas at the

beginning and established them in their respective

duties."

 

LS-287-nijAj~nArUpanigamA

The Vedas are the expression of her command.

Extracts from Bhasya:

" The ancient and supreme energy called Vedas, which

are my commandments, are manifested at the beginning

of creation in the form of Rig,yajus and Saman."

 

Or, there are twenty eight Shaiva tantras beginning

with Kamika which follow the Vedas. there are some

more scriptures beginning with Kapala, Bhairava which

are opposed to the Vedas. Of these two which follow

the vedas are here meant by Nigama; as they sprung

from the mouth of Parameshvara, they are said to be

the form of my command;....

 

LS-539-shrutiH

LS-540- smR^itiH

The vedas and the smritis of Manu, etc., are but her

form. The Kurma Pr. says, "Rig, Yajus, Saman, and

Atharvana are the inherent form of Brahman, thus is

the eternal Shakti."

 

The importance of adhering to Varna dharma and

following the restrictions on mantras and recital of

vedas depending on one's caste should be quite clear

from above commentary of Bhaskara-raya.

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Namaste

>Is the varnasrama mentioned here referred to

>brhamacharya,grihastha,vanaprastha & sanyasa

 

The four varnas i.e Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra and the

four ashramas mentioned above are referred.

 

Rgds

 

 

> Having born as a human being one has to pass through these asramas

to attain maksha.

> I may be incorrect.

>

> Satish Arigela <satisharigela> wrote:

> shrIH

>

> LS -286- varNAshrama vidhAyini

>

> She who establishes the castes and orders( of life)