The following excerpt comes from a hymn in the collection of…
The following excerpt comes from a hymn in the collection of the Rig Veda, translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896), Hymn XC. When they divided *Puruṣa how many portions did they make? What do they call his mouth, his arms? What do they call his thighs and feet? The Brahman was his mouth, of both his arms was the Rājanya made. His thighs became the Vaiśya, from his feet the Śūdra was produced. (*a deity that the gods sacrificed to create the world) The hymn explains the creation of different
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