Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c9.5

c9.5

Govind Chandra Pande connects the restrictions as specified in the Apaśūdrādhikaraṇa to the desire of the priests for preserving their leadership. A reactionary outlook also emerged due to the challenge from Buddhism. “There is no doubt that liberal view of caste and religious rights was current even within the orthodoxy in this age is proved by *Mahābhārata*.”² *Gītā* opened the doors of worship for śūdras and women. The puritans sought to counter this liberalism.