Categorization of activities

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> Please accept my humble obeisances.

>

> How is it that some activities for the deities, like

> cooking, is a brahminical activity, while others,

> like sawing and making garlands, is activity for sudras?

> All these activities are similarly done with the hands.

 

The consciousness of the cook very much affects the quality of the

foodstuff prepared. For example, when a sudra cooks, the quality of

ignorance pervades the preparation. Therefore only a brahmana can

cook since his consciousness is supposed to be in goodness. Also, one

has to be second initiated to cook on the fire, whereas anyone can sew

or make garlands. Neither does one's consciousness effect anyone else

when one makes a garland or sews, therefore it is less important.