Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v1.c6.74

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And indeed the whole caste of warriors now living owes its origin to the Brahmans; for when Paraçurāma had blotted out all Kṣattriyas on the earth, “then Brahmans wise in the Veda united with all the Kṣattriya women, and begat offspring. ‘The son belongs to him that has married the woman,’¹ so it is laid down in the Vedas. Setting their minds steadfastly on righteousness and virtue (dharmam manasi saṃsthāpya), they went to the Brahmans. Among ourselves, too, has been seen the same revival of Kṣattriyas brought about” (i, 104.1 ff.). i, 64.4–26 paints in glowing colours what a strong, virtuous, blissful race sprung from this union.