Disclaimer: This translation does not guarantee complete accuracy, please confirm with the original page text.
## Introduction
Many scholars in the Bharat Kshetra, without considering the clear system of Sadi-Anadi, try to prove the caste system as Anadi. They argue that during the Bhoga Bhoomi period, the four varnas - Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra - were suppressed within the hearts of people. However, this argument is not acceptable. When only the higher gotras rise during the Bhoga Bhoomi period, how is the emergence of a lower gotra, which includes the Shudra varna, scripturally justified? Moreover, the creation of the Brahmin varna is mentioned only in this Hundavarshipini period. Before that, there was no Brahmin varna here, not even in the Videha Kshetra. Then, how did its latent existence come into the bodies of Bhoga Bhoomi humans?
## Varna and Untouchability
In ancient Vedic literature, where the four varnas are discussed, there is no mention of Antyajans, meaning untouchable Shudras. This indicates that there was no distinction between the touchable and untouchable in ancient India. Their mention is found in Smritis and Puranas. Therefore, it can be said that this distinction arose during the Smriti period and received nourishment during the Purana period. Shudras are of two types: Grahyaanna and Agrahyaanna, or Spashya and Aspashya. These distinctions are first seen in Manusmriti. This division must have taken place in society at that time.
In Adipurana (16.186), Jinsen Swami also wrote that Shudras are of two types: Spashya and Aspashya. Karu, Rajak, etc., are Spashya, and Chandala, etc., are Aspashya Shudras. According to the mention in Adipurana, if we connect this to the life of Bhagwan Rishabhdev, it should be mentioned in some form in ancient Indian literature. However, there is no discussion of these distinctions anywhere. Also, Bhagwan Rishabhdev never said to anyone, "You are a Kshatriya, you are a Vaishya, you are Spashya, and you are Aspashya Shudra. Until now, you could see us, come before us, but from today, being untouchable, you cannot do anything." He would never have dared to say this. There are thousands of times more professions-based castes today than there were during Bhagwan Rishabhdev's time. People, influenced by their own abilities and circumstances, start doing various livelihoods, and over time, a community of those doing that work is formed, which comes to be known as a caste. Many such castes have already been formed, and more will continue to form in the future. Due to lack of ability and resources, many humans have accepted lower work. What does a creature forced by circumstances not do? Gradually, humans, inflated by their abilities and resources, began to consider them inferior. A feeling of hatred arose in their hearts, and they were divided into Aspashya and Spashya. Those with whom humans had more self-interest or contact remained Spashya, and those with whom humans had less self-interest or contact became Aspashya.
Jain Dharma's soul does not accept this caste-based humiliation of humans. Jain scriptures clearly state that Samyagdarshan can be attained in all four gatis. As a result, even those who are called Aspashya today are also entitled to Samyagdarshan. If their untouchability does not go away even after attaining Samyagdarshan, which pacifies the infinite world, then it should be considered a wonder.
## Translation and Acknowledgement
Our dear friend, Mulchand Kisan Das Ji Kapadia Surat, has repeatedly encouraged us, saying that Adipur