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IV, 3.
ORIGIN OF THE CASTES.
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63. Copper is cleansed by acids.
64. The Tirtha sacred to the Gods lies at the root of the little finger,
65. That sacred to the Rishis in the middle of the fingers, 66. That sacred to Men at the tips of the fingers,
67. That sacred to Agni (fire) in the middle of the hand,
68. That sacred to the Manes between the forefinger and the thumb.
69. He shall honour (his food at) the evening and morning meals (saying), 'It pleases me,'
70. At meals in honour of the Manes (saying), I have dined well,'
71. At (a dinner given on the occasion of) rites procuring prosperity (saying), 'It is perfect.'
CHAPTER IV. 1. The four castes are distinguished by their J origin and by particular sacraments.
2. There is also the following passage of the Veda, 'The Brâhmana was his mouth, the Kshatriya formed his arms, the Vaisya his thighs; the Sudra was born from his feet.'
3. It has been declared in (the following passage
two rules and that given in the next Sätra refer to cases in which gold, silver, and copper have not been stained by impure substances.
63. Vishnu XXIII, 25. 64-68. Vishnu LXII, 1-4; Âpastamba II, 2, 3, 11. .
69. Vishnu LXVIII, 42. The Satra is also intended to prescribe that the number of the daily meals is two only.
70. Manu III, 251.
71. The rites referred to are, according to Krishnapandita, marriages, feeding Brâhmanas, Nândîsraddhas, and the like. IV. 1. Manu I, 87. .
2. Rig-veda X, 90, 12.
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| SR No. | 007674 |
| Book Title | Dhammapada |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Max Muller |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1881 |
| Total Pages | 2540 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 45 MB |