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When the Brahmāryans established their undisputed suzerainty over Bhārata after the crushing defeat of the
Spiritual Bhāratīyans in the Däsrājña War Circa 1150
Reaction B.C.; they followed the fruitful policy of commingling with the original inhabitants. Many people also became converted to their way of life who took with them their Śramaņic Way of life. Conditions of comparative peace in Bhārata gave opportunities to the Aryans sages to take to spiritual culture. They had some contacts earlier with this culture in Iran but the exigencies of warfare did not leave them sufficient time to realise its values. When the Brahmāryans took to settled life of peace, prosperity and happiness, they began to feel the vulgarity and repulsiveness of their culture based on violence and exploitations. They could not successfully carry on in their new environments with their old beliefs. The impact of the great spiritual culture of Bhārata was reacting upon them with high force which they could not withstand. The victors also never totally leave their basic ideas and institutions. Hence began à curious amalgamations in history. They had to consign to oblivion the hateful deeds of violence of their Gaņas and Ganapatis, Brabmas and Brahmaņaspatis from the memories of the people. They had come in contact with the spiritual leaders of Bhārata ; the Munis and the Siśnadevas. They wanted to raise their materialist leaders still higher. They made them heavenly gods having their seats beyond the horizon of earth, never again to be physically contacted as hitherto for. The actual human beings and their activities were celestialised. Devas and Ganapatis became celestial gods, their Yajñic tribal activities became related to heaven. The Brahmāryans made Indra, Brahaspati, Soma, Varuna and other Ganapaties the gods of heaven and their human wars with their adversaries as heavenly activities in relation
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| SR No. | 001639 |
| Book Title | Most Ancient Aryan Society |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Ram Chandra Jain |
| Publisher | Institute of Bharatalogical Research Sriganganagar Rajasthan |
| Publication Year | 1964 |
| Total Pages | 376 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English, Culture, History, & Geography |
| File Size | 18 MB |