Vaisya

Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 02 Nov 2011 13:04 and updated at 02 Nov 2011 13:04

BRIHADARANYAKA UPANISHAD NOUN

BrihadArUpa1 12 Yet he did not flourish. He projected the Vaisya those species of Devas who are designated in groups the Vasus, Rudras, Adityas, Visvadevas and Maruts.
BrihadArUpa1 15 (So) these (four castes were projected) the Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaisya and Sudra. He became a Brahmana among the Devas as Fore, and among men as the Brahmana. (He became) a Kshatriya through the (divine) Kshatriyas, a Vaisya through the (divine) Vaisyas and a Sudra through the (divine) Sudra. Therefore people desire to attain the results of their rites among the Devas through fire, and among men as the Brahmana. For Brahman was in these two forms. If, however, anybody departs from this world without realising his own world (the Self), It, being unknown, does not protect him as the Vedas not studied, or any other work not undertaken (do not). Even if a man who does not know It as such performs a great many meritorious acts in the world, those acts of his are surely exhausted in the end. One should meditate only upon the world of the Self. He who meditates only upon the world called the Self never has his work exhausted. From this very Self he projects whatever he wants.

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