Guest guest Posted April 8, 2003 Report Share Posted April 8, 2003 Humble pranams to all, i think two different subjects i.e. varnashrama dharma which is based on classifications of castes in hindu religion … and manava, devata, rakshasa, which may be classified as jati i.e. different, is clubbed.. for example… sura, asura, manava, kinnera, kimpurusha, etc.,these all are various jaatis for which there may be different dharmas… i do not know but trying to give a logical reasonining….as stated above, ravana and his group may be classified under group of "asura jati" instead of "manavas". even if you take the classification based on the character, since his actions mostly are of rakshasa like opposing and disbelieving narayana, he can be put in asura jati..though he was a great devotee of shiva..i doubt there may be a dharma prescribed for raakshaas too… but i think, lord has established all dharmas required for manavas, i.e. for us… though i do not know… let us leave this as it may not be necessary for us to put light on asura dharmaas… but it is a good question what dharma they may be following…if you get anytime pls forward it to me for knowledge sake… to conclude, if pandits and acharya throw a light on whether first of all ravana and his team falls under manava or Asura then i think we can discuss on applicability of it. with regard to your query by not taking as "such a rama" but would like to clarify shortly after rechecking at my end once again on what basis rama decided to put vibheeshana as a king of lanka. in the meantime, i request members may contribute your opinion on what basis rama has decided to promise vibheeshana that he will make as king of lanka (may not be based on chaturvarna…as i think that is to be clarified by pundits and acharyas or scholars). Any deviations or misunderstandings of mine may please be corrected without any second thought for the benefit of Self. jai sriman narayana/GS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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