Inadvertently Human ratioanlises birth-based caste system by just pointing out "Chaturvarnya mayashrushta" part(and saying God created birth-based caste and is therefore justified).
The full shloka is "Chaturvarnya mayashrushta guna karma vibhagaso" The last part "guna karma vibhagaso" is very vital. It says that God has created chaturvanya based on qualities and actions (and not by birth). Thus, read in context-the "chaturvarnya" referred to in Gita is four classes based on qualities and actions and not four castes based on birth.
Any society will consist of Intellectual /priestly class, ruling class, business / trader/agriculturist class and labour class. There will be free movement of people between these classes based on qualities and deeds.
In verse no.29 of Chapter no.9, it is clearly maentioned by Lord that " I am alike to all beings.None is dear to me or hated by me".
This birth-based caste is Manuistic in Origin and not Gitaistic.
RE:Selective misquoting of Gita by IH
by Anand Iyer on Jun 16, 2007 05:27 PM Permalink
"Neither skin nor blood nor flesh nor bone has caste; To self is caste ascribed through mere usage."[Niralamba Upanishad-www.Vedarahasya.com]
I dont know from where this Manu popped up and brought in birth-based caste and sanction for ill-treatment of shudras.
RE:Selective misquoting of Gita by IH
by Anand Iyer on Jun 16, 2007 05:10 PM Permalink
Bith-based caste cannot be justified on the basis of modern constitutional values. Nor can it be justified scripturally(i.e. scripture of Highest authority-i.e.Gita).
