History of Bengali Language and Literature c7.s3.27

c7.s3.27

Yet it is the Brāhmanical ideal and not the Brāhmin of flesh and blood that is really worshipped by Hindu society. It is love of truth, absolute trust in God, utter indifference to worldly concerns, wonderful devotion and universal charity which are still the governing principles in the ideal Brāhmin's life. The indifference of a Brāhmin to worldly concerns is shown in the following story