Brahmins In Tamil And Sanskrit Literature

By London Swaminathan

This book contains my essays on Brahmins written over a period of ten years. I have given proof for my views from Tamil and Sanskrit literature and other sources. The reason Brahmins were held in high esteem in olden days was their spotless character and honesty. But in course of time, it decreased or disappeared completely in some areas. And they lost the original credibility.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pustaka Digital Media
• Release date: Jan 27, 2024
• ISBN: 6580553510332

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Table of Contents

1. ‘Brahmins are Living Wonders’ like California Bristlecone Pine Tree!

2. Brahmins deserve an Entry in to Guinness Book of Records

3. Is Silappadikaram A Brahmana Kavya- 1

4. Is Silappadikaram A Brahmana Kavya- 2

5. Is Silappadikaram A Brahmana Kavya- 3

6. No Brahmins, No Tamil!

7. Chanakya’s Praise for Brahmins!

8. Why doesn’t  Lakshmi like the Brahmins?

9. Tamil Poet and Chanakya warn about Brahmins!

10. Buddha’s Encounter with the Brahmins!

11. About Brahmins: Buddha and Valluvar Think Alike!

12. Kill Anyone, No Sin if You are a Brahmin: Manu and Buddha say!

13. Quotations about Brahmins: July 2016 Calendar

14. Brahmins and Candalas in Mahavamsa

15. Brahmin Power in South East Asian Countries

16. GOOD QUESTION : Are You a Brahmin? If so, how come you crossed the ocean violating Manu Smriti?

17. Can Brahmins Eat Meat? Four Interesting Anecdotes from Manu Smrti!

18. Garlic and Onion Banned for Brahmins- Manu

19. Brahmin’s Weapon is Atharva Veda! He can Slay His Enemies  with it -Manu

20. Good and Bad Brahmins: Chanakya’s Definition!

21. Power of Brahmins is Greater than Power of Rulers: Tamils and Vyasa say

22. Proverbs against Brahmins and Baniyas

23. Tamil Grammarian Tolkappaiyanar is Trnadhumagni ?

24. Tamil Hindu Encyclopaedia  ( Brahmins அந்தணர்,  பிராமணர்)

25. What is caste? What is a Varna?

FOREWORD

This book contains my essays on Brahmins written over a period of ten years. I have given proof for my views from Tamil and Sanskrit literature and other sources. The reason Brahmins were held in high esteem in olden days was their spotless character and honesty. But in course of time, it decreased or disappeared completely in some areas. And they lost the original credibility.Now India is a country with thousands of castes and subcastes.  No one precisely knew how and when it happened. But in Vedic times, one can become a Brahmin from lower status which is evident from the story of Viswamitra. Ideally all must aim to become a Brahmin, i.e. one who is seeking Brahman/God in everything. Then that person gets all the respect.

Since I have dealt with some topics in my two volumes on Manu Smriti, I have summarised those articles.

If one lists all the rituals done by Brahmin on day-to-day basis one would know how many subjects are involved in it. I have shown them from A to Z. I wish everyone reads it and appreciate it. That is why I said Brahmins deserve a place in the Guinness Book of Records. I hope you would agree with me.

London Swaminathan

September 2023

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1. ‘Brahmins are Living Wonders’ like California Bristlecone Pine Tree!

Post No. 10,826

Date uploaded in London – 9 APRIL 2022

The oldest tree known as Bristlecone pine tree is in California, USA. It is 5000 years old. Biologists believe there are trees older than this, but their age is only calculated by indirect methods. Practising brahmins are like the oldest living trees. Most of the foreign Indologists like Max Muller were not practising Hindus. Moreover, they believed that Indian culture is junior to Babylonian, Egyptian, Persian and Chinese cultures. They misled the world by saying Hindus came into India from outside. Brahmins serve as living proofs to demolish theories put forth by Max Muller et all.

Indian king lists start from Buddha period, just 2600 years ago, whereas all other king lists start  from 3000 BCE, according to foreign scholars. But our epics and mythologies (Ithihasa, Purana) give a long list of kings which takes us to 4000 or 5000 BCE. It depends upon how many years (on an average) you give for each king. It ranges from 20 to 30 years for each king. Greek and Roman writers wrote in the first century CE that Hindus have 6000 year long history. That means today we can say we have 8000 year history. Proof is available all over the world. But cunning foreigners said Yes, proof is there. That shows you came from those places into India. But Tamil and Sanskrit scriptures say we are the sons of the soil and we went to all parts of the world to civilize them. Now, I am able to prove it with linguistic evidence.

I have already given hundreds of examples in my 200 linguistic articles, but I will give you only a few here because the title of my article is ‘Brahmins are living wonders’.

1.B/P= V

Rig Veda said  taPas/penance= Tamil Veda Tirukkural and Purananuru changed it to ‘taVam’.

Rig Veda said asVa= Avestan language said ‘asPa’.

This covers an area from Iran to South India covering a period of 4000 years at least.

Who wrote a grammar book for these people? How come they changed P=V in the same way?

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2.D=S/Z (Tion= Sion)

Linguists say that Rig Veda said Dyaus/sky= Greeks said Zeus

Rig Veda said Dyuta/gambling = Tamil Veda Tirukkural said ‘Suuthu’

(hundreds of English words have this Tion=Sion)

Who wrote uniform grammar for Greek and Tamil? Linguistic scholars say both are entirely different language groups.

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3.B=V

Tamil word for house is Veedu= Hebrew word for house is ‘Bet’

Within Tamil itself we see it ; Bandi in Sangam Tamil becoming Vandi/cart now.

So, who wrote common grammar for Hebrew and Tamil. Why Tamils themselves changed Bandi into Vandi?

( I have already given over 1000 Tamil words in English)

Tamil Words like Appa/father, Papa/baby are also in Semitic languages

In short Linguists are wrong. They are liars. They came with a fixed notion that there was one imaginary language called Proto Indo European from which all the words came.

I say that Tamil and Sanskrit alone existed with a Proto Indian language and all the civilized cultures borrowed them from us. Our scriptures also said this. From Shiva’s kettle drum sound came Tamil and Sanskrit and Lord Shiva sent Agastya to write a grammar to Tamil. Greatest modern Tamil poet Bharatiyar said it  verbatim. 200 years before him, other Tamil poets also said it.

Kalidasa of first century BCE, Royal Poet in the court of the greatest Indian Emperor Vikramaditya, links Agastya and Pandya king in his Raghu Vamsa (Chapter 6).

Brahmin Proof

If we reverse what foreign Indologists said then we easily solve the puzzle. Brahmins are the living evidence for it. Every day they do Sandhya Vandana three times. Every month they pay respects to departed souls. They use all the Vedic Mantras from birth to death and in between in the wedding too.

So Hindu religion is a living religion and Brahmins are the torch bearers. They provide evidence to show that we Hindus are the native citizens. 2700 years ago, Panini gave the names of Seven seers (Sapta Rishis) and the brahmins recite it in the same order thrice a day. They worship Varuna and Agni and Indra in the same Sandhya Vandana.

Oldest Tamil book Tolkappiam mentioned both Varuna and Indra as Tamil gods. Same Tolkappiam said about the linguistics in the Vedas with the word ‘Antanar Marai (Brahmins Veda). Same Tolkappiam was given a certificate by a Brahmin Acharya of Tiruvithankodu who was well versed in Four Vedas.

Most of the Indologists bluffed their way through without knowing all these things or turning a blind eye to the ‘bitter’ truths. If Brahmins continue their Fire Rituals and daily Sandhya Vandana ,they can show the proof to foreigners, like Max Muller who never visited India.

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