Use this tag for questions about the role, history, and scriptural references in Hinduism around varna (caste, or social class).
Questions tagged [varna]
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What is the varna of a Kayastha?
Kayasthas are said to be descendants of Chitragupta, the deity responsible for recording sins or merits of every living being. Kayasthas are usually referred as the scribe class. Their varna however is very disputed. In Bengal however, Kayasthas are…
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What does scriptures say about doctors/Vaidya?
I think Vaidya or Chikitsa Karmi is attributed to caste born from Brahman father and Vaishya mother, which is not considered as a good type of marriage ( as wife is two varna lower than the father) .
Is being a Vaidya considered as a good thing to…
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What are the varnas of Vashishta and Arundhati?
Arundhati. is the wife of the sage Vashistha, one of the seven sages (Saptarshi).
To which varna does Vashishta belong to?
To which varna does Arundhati belong to?
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How can I change my Varna from Shudra to Brahmin?
I want to change my Varna from Shudra to Brahmin, what is the procedure as per vedas or other authentic book.
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What are the duties of Kshatriya , Vaisyas and Shudras?
As per my knowledge 6 Duties of a Brahmins are - Sacrificing for self , sacrificing for others , Reading scriptures , Teaching scriptures , Giving Daan , Taking Daan.
Similarly , What are duties of other three Varnas - viz. Kshatriya , Vaishya and…
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What is the varna of Adrusyanti (Shakti's wife)
What is the varna of Adrusyanti (Shakti's wife)?
Who are her parents?
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Can a Shudra have a characteristic of a Brahmin and vice-versa?
So many people in history were born in a different class, but had attributes of another caste, are there shastra-ic perspective to this?
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How can fault created in varnashankar be corrected?
Can someone explain in detail how fault created in varnashankar child be corrected ?
Suppose a brahmin man marries a shudra woman , the child will be Parsarva.
Now can this Parsava man marry a Brahmin woman ?
Also can the fault created by Pratilom…
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Can someone translate this from Sudrakamalakar?
Can someone translate this from Sudrakamalakar, its on varna position of Kayasthas.
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How are people from different countries put into the varna system
1). Who was the first human couple in hinduism from which the population began, what were their varna ,and how did other varna originate from them? Since in vedas god says that he created the Varna’s from his different body part eg.Brahmins from…
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How many types of varna are there in Hinduism?
I'm not asking about the types: brahmin, kshatriya, vaisya, and sudra.
I'm asking about the types of varnas itself such as astrological varna, birth-based varna, etc.,
How many such types of varnas are there in Hinduism?
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