Who are the Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras?

    Brahmin or Kshatriya or Vaishya or Shudra?

No one can ever be a Brahmin Kshatriya Vaishya and Shudra by birth because Varna System or Caste (European Term) is Work-Based. 

Varna Ashram

At first, I will give the definition of Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra very simply-

 1. Brahmins - Those who are engaged in teaching & spreading tranquility, restraint, austerity, purity, patience, integrity, knowledge, wisdom & belief in a hereafter. In other word those who use their brain for livelihood. 

 2. Kshatriyas - Those who are engaged in governing and defending the society/country in any way.

 3. Vaishya - Those engaged in independent profession of serving the society and running economy. 

 4. Shudras - Those whose natural duty is serving through hard work or labor. 

 Now in the verses of Chapter-18 of Bhagwad Gita, Supreme Lord Shri Krishna said:

📖 śhamo damas tapaḥ śhauchaṁ kṣhāntir ārjavam eva cha

jñānaṁ vijñānam āstikyaṁ brahma-karma svabhāva-jam ||42||

 -- śhamaḥ—tranquility; damas—restraint; tapaḥ—austerity; śhaucham—purity; kṣhāntiḥ—patience; ārjavam—integrity; eva—certainly; cha—and; jñānam—knowledge; vijñānam—wisdom; āstikyam—belief in a hereafter; brahma—of the priestly class; karma—work; svabhāva-jam—born of one’s intrinsic qualities

Translation:  Tranquility, restraint, austerity, purity, patience, integrity, knowledge, wisdom, and belief in a hereafter—these are the intrinsic qualities of work for Brahmins.

At present, the professions that comes under Brahmanical profession are teachers, gurus, doctors, scientists, lawyers or such professions. Among these are gurus, lawyers, scientists and doctors who are not in government service, are actual Brahmin; Because, they can work independently. But scientists, doctors working in government sector are not perfect Brahmins, as they are doing job as employee (नौकरी) which is the work of a servant (नौकर) aka Shudra.

📖 śhauryaṁ tejo dhṛitir dākṣhyaṁ yuddhe chāpy apalāyanam

dānam īśhvara-bhāvaśh cha kṣhātraṁ karma svabhāva-jam ||43||

 -- śhauryam—valor; tejaḥ—strength; dhṛitiḥ—fortitude; dākṣhyam yuddhe—skill in weaponry; cha—and; api—also; apalāyanam—not fleeing; dānam—large-heartedness; īśhvara—leadership; bhāvaḥ—qualities; cha—and; kṣhātram—of the warrior and administrative class; karma—work; svabhāva-jam—born of one’s intrinsic qualities

Translation:  Valor, strength, fortitude, skill in weaponry, resolve never to retreat from battle, large-heartedness in charity, and leadership abilities, these are the natural qualities of work for Kshatriyas.

According to this source, the occupations of Kshatriyas at present are Police, Army, Navy, Air Force, Politicians and Government Bureaucrats, Administrator. In the era of kings and emperors, the members of the royal family were pure Kshatriyas, while the rest of the soldiers were employees of the royal family, so they were of KSHATRIYA+shudra characters which is also same nowadays. 

But at present, in a democratic country, no one is a pure Kshatriya, as everyone, including the President and the Prime Minister, works for the state.

📖 kṛiṣhi-gau-rakṣhya-vāṇijyaṁ vaiśhya-karma svabhāva-jam

paricharyātmakaṁ karma śhūdrasyāpi svabhāva-jam ||44||

 

 -- kṛiṣhi—agriculture; gau-rakṣhya—dairy farming; vāṇijyam—commerce; vaiśhya—of the mercantile and farming class; karma—work; svabhāva-jam—born of one’s intrinsic qualities; paricharyā—serving through work; ātmakam—natural; karma—duty; śhūdrasya—of the worker class; api—and; svabhāva-jam—born of one’s intrinsic qualities

Translation:  Agriculture, dairy farming, and commerce are the natural works for those with the qualities of Vaishyas.  Serving through work is the natural duty for those with the qualities of Shudras.

 Although many people do not make a mistake in recognizing Brahmins and Kshatriyas, but make a mistake in recognizing Vaishyas and Shudras, which is why many Vaishyas consider themselves Shudras, and those who are actually Shudras do not know themselves that they are Shudras.

Those who engaged in Agriculture, Dairy Cattle Farming, Commerce, Moneylenders, Accountant, Shopkeeper etc etc are Vaishyas & those who engaged in serving through hard work or labor are Shudras.

 In my simple definition, I have said that those who are engaged in independent profession for running economy are Vaishyas.  At present, any type of trader, a shopkeeper, a supermarketier, a moneylender, a banker, an accountant or a farmer, all comes into the category of Vaishyas because they are not obliged to obey anyone, they will work if they want to, they will not work if they do not want to. But there are some exception like bankers, accountant.

Those who are engaged in working hard or labour for social service are Shudras. At present, shoe maker, carpenter, water carriers, boatman, fisherman, blacksmith skinner, Barber, mason, construction workers, sweeper, yarn makers, ship workers etc etc. 

 Not many, almost everyone, thinks in social reality that caste is the source of birth, but it's wrong; in chapter 18 of Bhagwad Gita, Supreme Lord Shri Krishna said:

brāhmaṇa-kṣhatriya-viśhāṁ śhūdrāṇāṁ cha parantapa

karmāṇi pravibhaktāni svabhāva-prabhavair guṇaiḥ ||41||

 -- brāhmaṇa—of the priestly class; kṣhatriya—the warrior and administrative class; viśhām—the mercantile and farming class; śhūdrāṇām—of the worker class; cha—and; parantapa—Arjun, subduer of the enemies; karmāṇi—duties; pravibhaktāni—distributed; svabhāva-prabhavaiḥ-guṇaiḥ—work based on one’s nature and guṇas

Translation: The duties of the Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras—are distributed according to their qualities, in accordance with their guṇas (and not by birth).

 The duties of the Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras—are distributed according to their qualities, in accordance with their guṇas (qualities) not by birth.

Those who discriminate against caste are not really traditional, they are human demons.

 Supreme Lord Shri Krishna said in chapter 18 of Bhagwad Gita:

📖 pṛithaktvena tu yaj jñānaṁ nānā-bhāvān pṛithag-vidhān

vetti sarveṣhu bhūteṣhu taj jñānaṁ viddhi rājasam ||21||

 -- pṛithaktvena—unconnected; tu—however; yat—which; jñānam—knowledge; nānā-bhāvān—manifold entities; pṛithak-vidhān—of diversity; vetti—consider; sarveṣhu—in all; bhūteṣhu—living entities; tat—that; jñānam—knowledge; viddhi—know; rājasam—in the mode of passion

Translation: That knowledge is to be considered in the mode of passion by which one sees the manifold living entities in diverse bodies as individual and unconnected.

In other words, The knowledge by which different types of souls are seen to exist in different animals. That knowledge will be known as rājasam (Rajasik/demon). Who have this kind of knowledge is Rajas (demon) lord. The main purpose of these demonic human demons is to destroy the unity among the Sanatanis by distinguishing the soul from birth and to lead the common people astray from the path of truth.

📖 yayā dharmam adharmaṁ cha kāryaṁ chākāryam eva cha

ayathāvat prajānāti buddhiḥ sā pārtha rājasī ||31||

 -- yayā—by which; dharmam—righteousness; adharmam—unrighteousness; cha—and; kāryam—right conduct; cha—and; akāryam—wrong conduct; eva—certainly; cha—and; ayathā-vat—confused; prajānāti—distinguish; buddhiḥ—intellect; sā—that; pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha; rājasī—in the mode of passion

Translation: The intellect is considered in the mode of passion (Rajasi/Demon) when it is confused between righteousness and unrighteousness, and cannot distinguish between right and wrong conduct.

Supreme Lord Shri Krishna further said in Chapter 18: 

📖 sarva-bhūteṣhu yenaikaṁ bhāvam avyayam īkṣhate

avibhaktaṁ vibhakteṣhu taj jñānaṁ viddhi sāttvikam ||20||

 -- sarva-bhūteṣhu—within all living beings; yena—by which; ekam—one; bhāvam—nature; avyayam—imperishable; īkṣhate—one sees; avibhaktam—undivided; vibhakteṣhu—in diversity; tat—that; jñānam—knowledge; viddhi—understand; sāttvikam—in the mode of goodness

Translation:  Understand that knowledge to be in the mode of goodness (Sattvik) by which a person sees one undivided imperishable reality within all diverse living beings.

Bhagwad Gita, Chapter 5

📖 vidyā-vinaya-sampanne brāhmaṇe gavi hastini

śhuni chaiva śhva-pāke cha paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśhinaḥ ||18||

 -- vidyā—divine knowledge; vinaya—humbleness; sampanne—equipped with; brāhmaṇe—a Brahmin; gavi—a cow; hastini—an elephant; śhuni—a dog; cha—and; eva—certainly; śhva-pāke—a dog-eater; cha—and; paṇḍitāḥ—the learned; sama-darśhinaḥ—see with equal vision

Translation:  The truly learned, with the eyes of divine knowledge, see with equal vision a Brahmin, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a dog-eater.

📖 ihaiva tair jitaḥ sargo yeṣhāṁ sāmye sthitaṁ manaḥ

nirdoṣhaṁ hi samaṁ brahma tasmād brahmaṇi te sthitāḥ ||19||

 -- iha eva—in this very life; taiḥ—by them; jitaḥ—conquer; sargaḥ—the creation; yeṣhām—whose; sāmye—in equanimity; sthitam—situated; manaḥ—mind; nirdoṣham—flawless; hi—certainly; samam—in equality; brahma—God; tasmāt—therefore; brahmaṇi—in the Absolute Truth; te—they; sthitāḥ—are seated

Translation:  Those whose minds are established in equality of vision conquer the cycle of birth and death in this very life. They possess the flawless qualities of God, and are therefore seated in the Absolute Truth.

According to RigVeda 10/191/2, 10/191/3, 10/191/4:

📖 saṁ gacchadhvaṁ saṁ vadadhvaṁ saṁ vo manāṁsi jānatām| 

devā bhāgaṁ yathā pūrve saṁjānānā upāsate||

 --(Sam gachchadhvam) O human beings, you should become in harmony with each other, get together as a society, so that (sam vaddhvam) you may communicate, not dispute, so that (vah-manansi) your minds (sam jatanam) may become compatible. - to become one, because (sanjanana: purve devah) the scholars of the past with one mind (as) as (bhagam-upasate) the parts used to consume their rights or benefits, so you can also do. 

Translation:  There should not be separate parties among men, but all should be united in one thread, live together, so that they can communicate with each other, listen to each other's joys and sorrows and thoughts and communicate so that the mind is one of all. One goal should be made and one goal should be made so that just as the best scholars keep on attaining the true happiness of human beings with one mind, so do you too.

📖 samāno mantraḥ samitiḥ samānī samānam manaḥ saha cittam eṣām| 

samānam mantram abhi mantraye vaḥ samānena vo haviṣā juhomi||

-- (Mantrah samanah) your thoughts are the same (samitih samani), the attainment or attitude of action is the same (eshan-samanam manah) They have the same mantra (chittam sah) as well as the same mind (vah samanam mantram). I make (vah) you (samenen havisha) adopt (juhomi) by the same prayer worship.

Translation:  Human beings should have same thoughts, same attitude, same mind and mind and praise, prayer, worship should be same.

📖 samānī va ākūtiḥ samānā hṛdayāni vaḥ|  

samānam astu vo mano yathā vaḥ susahāsati||

 -- (Va) O men! May your (akutih) ego-consciousness (samani) be the same (vah-hridayani) your heart-conceptual circles (samana) be the same (vah-manah). Your (as) whatever (suha-asati) can be of good cooperation, so be it. 

 Translation:  The ego of human beings should be the same, the behavior determined in the heart should be the same, the mind should be the same, it is necessary in mutual cooperation, it is humanity to live in mutual cooperation of human beings, it should be known 

RigVeda 10/53/6:

📖 tantuṁ tanvan rajaso bhānum anv ihi jyotiṣmataḥ patho rakṣa dhiyā kṛtān | anulbaṇaṁ vayata joguvām apo manur bhava janayā daivyaṁ janam ||

 -- (Tantu Tanvan) O scholar born or mastered in the family of a householder or in a Gurukul! You are expanding or expanding the line of sage (rajaso-bhanum-anu ihi) by performing the rituals of knowledge known from the tradition of manoranjan or aadhyatmaranjan (dhiya kritan), done by action or by intellect (jyotishmaha pathah-raksha). By following very just paths (joguvam-anulbanam-apah-vayat) increase in life the faultless deeds of those who preach the best (manuh-bhava), be contemplative (daivyam janam janaya), by producing one who has transcendental qualities and preparing a disciple.

Translation:  Man should expand the best children and best disciples. While following the righteous paths in his life, be contemplative and try to make a son and disciple with good qualities.

 Jay Shri Ram, Jay Shri Krishna. 🕉🕉🕉

Today those who are shouting "Bengali" "Bengali" are also requested to read.

Swamiji passed away in 1902 at the age of 39. At Belur Math it was 9:10 pm. At that time there was no electricity in Belur Math or its surrounding villages. But there was facility of telephone☎️, still no news channel came! 

Even the next day no news of Vivekananda's death was published in any news paper of United Bengal, not even a single state leader or any famous Bengali mourned.

Can you imagine??? 

Swami Vivekananda has received many insults and neglects in his short life and has been ignored again and again. After the death of his father, he had to go to court due to his relatives were against him . He has appeared in the court several times. 

In the family of desparetly poor, he used to get up in the morning & go around the Office-Mohalla looking for a job. Day after day, he told his mother that he will go to friend's house tonight to eat,he also used to see for days that there is no rice,pulse,salt,oil in family but 

how will meals of brothers & sisters be gathered?

Borrowing money from grocery store for meals for mother, he used to told his mother not to cook for him because he has invitation at his friend's house... but that was a lie.

Narendranath used to be half-fed & hungry! 

He has dragged his whole life into extreme poverty. At the age of 23, he got a job as a teacher of metropolitan school, whose founder was VidyaSagar & H.M was his son-in-law. The son-in-law did not like Narendranath. 

He told his father-in-law that for the crime of bad teachings,he drove Narendranath out of the school. "Narendranath"; whose knowledge, intellect,wisdom is indisputable, even that time also.

Again Vivekananda became unemployed. 

A Bengali guru preached in abroad about Vivekananda that he is a complete hypocrite & gambler & has several wives & 10/12 children. In our country & abroad, he used to be half-starved or starved day after day. 

He wrote in later:

"Several times I starved day after day, I thought I might die today... Stood up saying jai brahmo... I said I have no fear no death no hunger, I am without thirst. What power in the world that destroy me?" 

When sick vivekananda came to to Calcutta after conquering the world many famous Bengali (names remain unspoken here) did not agree to give him reception party or rejected to come in his reception meeting. 

At last even though PariChand Mitra agreed to came but he said that Vivekananda is not a Brahmin but a Kaiyet, so he cannot be a monk. I will address him on the stage as brother Vivekananda.

Americans overwhelmed by reading his speech & words in foreign paper & what we did! 

In the October of same year Swamiji goes to Dr Rasiklal for medical checkup (chamber-2 sadar Street side Street of Calcutta museum) and Dr. took 40/- for visit and 10/- for medicine from patient Vivekananda. It means, according to 2021's calculation, total 16000/- (approx) taken from the world conquering poor monk suffering from several disease. Swami Brahmananda give this money to famous Bengali(!) Dr Rasiklal, from the fund raised for Belur Moth.

There is more....!!! 

There is no death pictures of Vivekananda, Even no death certificates issued for this great monk but Bally Belur municipality exist at the time & this municipality imposed amusement tax on Belur Moth. 

It was said that the Belur Moth is gossip centre/resort of boys and common man used to call Belur Moth mocking Vivekananda..."Vichitra Anand Dham" or "Biwi Ka Anand Dham" (amusement resort with women/brides). This was the attitude/mentality of so-called bhadralok Bengali at the time. 

That's why, in his last time he says, "Only another Vivekananda will understand what this Vivekananda did."

Reference: "Unrecognised Undiscovered Vivekananda" by Shankar (अपरिचित अनजान विवेकानंद)

Information collected from #SomdattaGoswami of Facebook 

Conversation between Priyanath Singh & Swami Vivekananda

Have you ever wondered what Swami Vivekananda has said about Brahmanism, Brahman etc.?

  

Let's hear from Swamiji. 

Priyanath:  People say that Shudras have no right to Pranab, so they are Mlechch; how did you give them Pranab? Pranab has no right to pronounce anyone except Brahmin."

Swamiji:  How did you know that those whom I have given mantras are not Brahmins?

Priyanath:  All countries except India are Javan and Mlechch; Where is the Brahmin among them?

Swamiji:  To whom I have given mantras, they are all Brahmins. That's right, if you are not a Brahmin, you are not entitled to Pranab. It does not mean that the son of a Brahmin will be a Brahmin, very likely to be, but may not be. Aghor Chakraborty's nephew has become a scavenger in Bagbazar, Carries pot of shit on his head. He is also the son of Brahmin.

Priyanath:  Where did you find Brahmins in America and England?

Swamiji:  Brahmin-Community and Brahmin-Quality are two different things. Here brahmins are all in races, but there in quality. You know that there are three qualities like Sattva, Rajah, Tamah; There are also qualities to be considered as Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras. The Kshatriya-Quality has almost disappeared in your country. In that country now all are getting Brahminism, from Kshatriyanism. 

Priyanath:  Does that mean you call the sattvic people there,  Brahmins?

Swamiji:  Yes; Sattva, Rajah, Tamah are present in everyone — one of these are more than other qualities in one, so are the qualities of being a Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra in everyone. However, these qualities are more or less from time to time. And from time to time one is revealed. When a man is employed, he gets Shudratva, Vaishyatva when he tries of earning money, and when he fights, etc., Kshatriyatva is revealed inside him. And when he is in the thought of God or in the context of God, then he is a Brahmin. It is normal to change from one race to another. Bishwamitra and Parashuram - How did one become a Brahmin and the other a Kshatriya?

  "Yes, however understand whether they are Brahmins - the great persecution that has taken place in your country. Guruthakur give mantras, that is his business. And how is the Guru-Disciple relation! There is no rice in guru's house. Guru's wife said, Hey, go disciple-house once; Will the dice game satisfy hunger? The Brahmin said, Yes, remind me tomorrow. I have heard that he has been going through a good-time, and he has not been visited for many days. This is your Bengali Guru!"

(Swamiji's Talkings; Conversation with Priyanath Singh,  Swamiji's Memory, Inauguration Office; 1372 page: 131-133)