[Advaita-l] Is this really in the 'Manu-smRti'?

[D.V.N.Sarma డి.వి.ఎన్.శర్మ]

Hinduism does not allow the rest of the three varnas
to emulate the brahmins. Why do we talk about the rest
of the world emulating brahmins?

-- 
regards,
Sarma.


2012/7/10 V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>

> Long ago I had heard the following verse which says: From the 'brAhmaNa-s'
> of 'this' country all the other people from the world over learn/ed the
> rules of conduct.  Here is an excerpt from the Wikipedia:
>
>
> http://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%83
> <
> http://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%83
> >
>
> पृथिव्याः प्रायो विभिन्नदेशानां विधिप्रणयनप्रसङ्गे भगवतो मनुमहर्षेः नाम
> उल्लिखितं दृश्यते । भारतात् बहिः प्रायः कतिपयानां देशानां विधिशास्त्रेषु
> मनुसंहितायाः केचनांशा अपि समुद्धृता दृश्यन्ते । आचारव्यवहारविधिनिषेधादीनां
> व्यवस्थानां तुलनात्मकधिया मनुस्मृतिरद्वितीयाऽनुपमा चास्ति । मनुस्मृतौ
> एतस्मात् कारणात् लिखितमस्ति...
> *एतद्देशप्रसूतस्य सकाशादग्रजन्मनः ।**स्वं स्वं चरित्रं शिक्षेरन् पृथिव्यां
> सर्वमानवाः ॥*
>
> I do not know if this matter has been discussed in this forum before.
>
> Regards
>
> subrahmanian.v
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