Now, if a man worships another deity, thinking: He is one and I am another, he does not know. He is like an animal to the gods. As many animals serve a man, so does each man serve the gods. Even if one animal is taken away, it causes anguish to the owner; how much more so when many are taken away! Therefore it is not pleasing to the gods that men should know this.<\/p>\n
Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad I, IV-The Creation and Its Cause, 10 (CONT)<\/p>\n
In the beginning this (the kshatriya and other castes) was indeed Brahman, one only without a second. He, being one, did not flourish. He projected, further, an excellent form, kshatriyahood-those kshatriyas (rulers) among the gods: Indra, Varuna, Soma (Moon), Rudra, Parjanya, Yama, Mrityu (Death), and Isana. Therefore there is none higher than the kshatriyas. Thus at the Rajasuya sacrifice, the brahmin sits below and worships the kshatriya. He confers that glory on kshatriyahood alone. But brahminhoodis nevertheless the source of kshatriyahood. Therefore even though the king is exalted in the sacrifice, at the end of it he resorts to brahminhood as his source. He who slights a brahmin strikes at his own source. He becomes more evil, as one who slights his superior.<\/p>\n
Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad I, IV-The Creation and Its Cause, 11<\/p>\n
Yet He (Viraj) did not flourish. He projected the Vaisya caste-those classes of gods who are designated in groups: the Vasus, Rudras, Adityas, Visve-devas and Maruts.<\/p>\n
Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad I, IV-The Creation and Its Cause, 12<\/p>\n
Still He did not flourish. He projected the sudra caste-Pushan. This earth is Verily Pushan (the nourisher); for it nourishes all that exists.<\/p>\n
Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad I, IV-The Creation and Its Cause, 13<\/p>\n
Yet He did not flourish. He projected, further, that excellent form, justice (dharrna). This justice is the controller of the kshatriya. Therefore there is nothing higher than justice. So even a weak man hopes to defeat a stronger man through justice, as one does with the help of a king. Verily, that which is justice is truth. Therefore if a man speaks the truth, they say he speaks what is just, and if he speaks what is just, they say he speaks the truth; for justice alone is both these.<\/p>\n
Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad I, IV-The Creation and Its Cause, 14<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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