[Advaita-l] About Satyakama

[D.V.N.Sarma డి.వి.ఎన్.శర్మ]

This clearly shows that Gautama placed Satyakama to be a brahmin based on
his straightforwardness
rather than any knowledge of his parentage.

regards,
Sarma.

On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 4:23 PM, V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Madhvacharya, for the particular portion of the Satyakama episode, just
> cites a verse from a 'sāmasamhitā and says nothing more:
>
>
> https://srimadhvyasa.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/s-09-sanskrit-chandoghyopanishadbhashya-28082013.pdf
>
> p.67 -
>
> आर्जवं ब्राह्मणे साक्षात् शूद्रोऽनार्जवलक्षणः ।
> गौतमस्त्विति विज्ञाय सत्यकाममुपानयत् ॥ इति सामसंहितायाम् ।
>
> The above verse translates to:
>
> 'Straightforwardness (Truth) is seen directly in a brāhmaṇa and a śūdra is
> naturally lacking it. Gautama, thus concluding, initiated Satyakāma.'
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