The System of the Vedanta according to Badarayana's Brahma-Sutras and Cankara's Commentary c5.s3.t2.12
The System of the Vedânta according to Bâdarâyana's Brahma-Sûtras and Çankara's Commentary c5.s3.t2.12
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c5.s3.t2.12
In this story Bâdarâyaṇa (p. 321, 5) and Çaṅkara (p. 321, 6) find a confirmation of the rule excluding the Ҫûdra, because Satyakâma is admitted only "after it is decided that he cannot be Ҫûdra because he spoke the truth" (! —satya-vacanena Ҫûdratva-abhâve nirddhârite,)—but we might rather conclude from it that in ancient times liberality was greater, and that there was a disposition to let the question of Brahmanhood by birth alone, where a Brahmanhood of heart and mind existed.³⁹