Guest guest Posted June 5, 1998 Report Share Posted June 5, 1998 >> Kalau sudra-sambhavah -- from which sastra is this statement? > >In the Vaisnava verse book it is said: > >"Note that this phrase originates from the following verse found in the >Skanda Purana: > >asuddhah sudra-kalpa hi >brahmanah kali-sambhavah > >asuddhah-impure; sudra-kalpa-like sudras, [the rest you know] > >In the Kali yuga brahmanas will certainly become like impure sudras. or/ >In Kali yuga brahmanas will be born as/like sudras. >or/ Without spiritual training, the brahmanas of Kali yuga are considered >sudras." Are there any direct quotes? I mean Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvari and Prabhupada used it as the main quote to establish daivi-varnasrama and defeat cast system. There should be some exact quote somewhere. (Or was ironical since smartas don't read sastras anyway?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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