[Advaita-l] The source of the word Dvija in Vedas

[K Ram]

Thank you for all the wonderful Smriti references. I've seen similar
references in other Smriti Granthas but somehow haven't seen come across
one single reference in Shruthi yet. I'm just curious on the Apourusheya
nature of the concept of Dvija.

Pranams.

On Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 23:34 V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com> wrote:

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>
> On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 6:09 AM K Ram via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
>> Pranams to all the experts in the group. This maybe slightly off topic
>> from
>> a strict Advaitic or Vedantic standpoint, but I'm trying to find the
>> source
>> of the word "Dvija" being mentioned in Vedas either in Karma Kanda or
>> Upasana Kanda.
>>
>> Since Dvija sets the tone for all of Purva Mimamsa practices and rituals,
>> I'm trying find the Shastra Pramanam for it in Vedas. To be clear, I've
>> seen it being mentioned in Manu Smriti but not in Shruthi (including the
>> Upanishads) and hence the need for clarity.
>>
>> Can someone please throw some light on this?
>>
>
> Namaste
>
> Shankara cites this Gautama Dharma Sutra which has that word dvija, in the
> Brahma sutra bhashya:  ‘द्विजातीनामध्ययनमिज्या दानम्’(गौ॰ध॰सू॰ २-१-१) इति
> च ।
>
> Shankara cites a Mahabharata verse:  ‘तस्मादव्यक्तमुत्पन्नं त्रिगुणं द्विजसत्तम’(म॰भा॰
> १२-३३४-२९,३०,३१)
>
> Another:  Daksha smriti:   ‘अनाश्रमी न तिष्ठेत दिनमेकमपि द्विजः ।
> संवत्सरमनाश्रमी स्थित्वा कृच्छ्रमेकं चरेत्’(द॰स्मृ॰ १-१०)
>
> Bhagavadgita  first ch.  अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम ।
> नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते ॥ ७ ॥ There are many in the
> Bh.Gita itself.
>
> ‘एतद्धि जन्मसामग्र्यं ब्राह्मणस्य विशेषतः । प्राप्यैतत्कृतकृत्यो हि द्विजो
> भवति नान्यथा’ (मनु. १२ । ९३)   Manu Smriti, cited by Shankara.  Many more
> in Manu smriti.
>
> “मोक्षाश्रमो यश्चरते यथोक्तं शुचिः सुसङ्कल्पितबुद्धियुक्तः ।
> अनिन्धनज्योतिरिव प्रशान्तं स ब्रह्मलोकं श्रयते द्विजातिः ॥ “     Purana.
>
> In Veda/Upanishads too this word must be there.
>
> regards
> subbu
>
>
>
>>
>> Namaskaram
>> -Karthik Ram
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