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According to traditional Hindu myths, menstruation began when the
God Indra killed Vrita, a learned Brahman. As the story is told in the Vasistha
Dharma Sastra, when Indra realised the terrible crime he had committed, he ran
to the womenfolk and asked them to share his guilt.
--- Does it mean that Vrita was a learned Brahman (Brahmin)? If so, it's a bit strange to me because I've found on the internet that Vrita was a demon and not some learned Brahman?
EDIT: Well, actually I've found here http://www.mypurohith.com/encyclopedia/EnclopI.asp that Vrita was a demon and a Brahman. So I conclude that Vrita really was a learned Brahman (Brahmin).
By the way: "to share his guilt" means that Indra wanted women to take part (not the whole) of his blame for killing Vrita on themselves, right?
According to traditional Hindu myths, menstruation began when the
God Indra killed Vrita, a learned Brahman. As the story is told in the Vasistha
Dharma Sastra, when Indra realised the terrible crime he had committed, he ran
to the womenfolk and asked them to share his guilt.
--- Does it mean that Vrita was a learned Brahman (Brahmin)? If so, it's a bit strange to me because I've found on the internet that Vrita was a demon and not some learned Brahman?
EDIT: Well, actually I've found here http://www.mypurohith.com/encyclopedia/EnclopI.asp that Vrita was a demon and a Brahman. So I conclude that Vrita really was a learned Brahman (Brahmin).
By the way: "to share his guilt" means that Indra wanted women to take part (not the whole) of his blame for killing Vrita on themselves, right?
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Guilt and blame are not quite the same. If I cause harm to someone by accident, no one may blame me but I may still feel guilty. I regret that it happened because of me, even though no one else holds me responsible.
- Guilt and blame are not quite the same.
- If I cause harm to someone by accident, no one may blame me but I may still feel guilty.
- I regret that it happened because of me, even though no one else holds me responsible.
- How interesting that this is attributed to guilt and shame, instead of being linked to the creatin of new life.
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Guilt and blame are not quite the same.
If I cause harm to someone by accident, no one may blame me but I may still feel guilty. I regret that it happened because of me, even though no one else holds me responsible.
How interesting that this is attributed to guilt and shame, instead of being linked to the creatin of new life.
If I cause harm to someone by accident, no one may blame me but I may still feel guilty. I regret that it happened because of me, even though no one else holds me responsible.
How interesting that this is attributed to guilt and shame, instead of being linked to the creatin of new life.
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