Is Narayanasamy a brahmana? KR On Thu, 25 Jan 2024 at 07:53, Narayanaswamy Iyer <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear folks > > Sri Venkat Giri Sridharan Trichy should be cheered for his highly > imaginative list of "Best Brahmins Of The World". > > The most interesting name of the list is:- > > "BEST HISTORIAN....MAHARSHI VEDA VYAS". > > The Puranic story is that Vyaasa wrote the books Mahaa-bhaaratham and > the (Vishnu) Bhaagavatham. > > But, was he really and truly a Braahmana? > > Not at all. > > The puranic Devi Bhaagavatham, for example, whose authenticity has never > been questioned, says that Vyaasa, whose other name is krishna dvaipaayana > (meaning black-skinned baby born on a river island), was an illegitimate > child born of unmarried parents. His mother was a virgin teenager named > Durganthi on account of her strong body odour. Durganthi was the daughter > of a fish and a nameless gandharva. She was adopted by a fisherman who let > out boats for hire to cross the Yamuna river. She was seduced by > Paraashara, a passing aged ascetic of unknown descent whom she was ferrying > as a passenger in a boat across the Yamuna river, on her father's > instructions. > > *Vyaasa was no Braahmana. However, he took a vow of lifelong celibacy.* > > On his mother Durganthi's instructions, he nevertheless broke his vow and > had sex with the surviving widows Ambika and Ambaalika of dead childless > King Vichithraveeriyan, and with Ambaalika's shoodra maid. > > He thereupon produced three illegitimate sons -- blind Dhrithraashtra, > mottled-skinned Paandu, and Vidoora. All three are mentioned in the > Mahaa-bhaaratham. > > What is not mentioned is that, while rubbing sticks to produce a fire, > Vyaasa ejaculated, and his semen fell between the fire-sticks, and led to > the birth of a fourth son, who went about naked, as is related in Devi > Bhaagavatham. > > S Narayanaswamy Iyer > > > On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 8:47 AM Rajaram Krishnamurthy < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> why did you not add one idiot? In that category? KR >> >> On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 at 22:07, 'venkat giri' via iyer123 < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> *Respected Sir/s,* >>> >>> >>> [image: Inline image] >>> *BEST BRAHMINS OF THE WORLD (P.A..S....T)* >>> >>> 1. *BEST WARRIOR.....PARASURAM* >>> 2. *BEST PANDIT....... RAVANA OF LANKA >>> **or SCHOLAR* >>> 3. *BEST HISTORIAN....MAHARSHI VEDA VYAS* >>> 4. *BEST POLITICAL .......CHANAKYA >>> SCIENTIST* >>> 5. *BEST TEACHER.........BHRIGU MAHARSHI* >>> 6. *SOVEREIGN DONOR...DADEECHI MAHARSHI* >>> 7. *MOST SHORT TEMPERED..... DURVAASA MUNI* >>> 8. *MOST PEACEFUL...................VASISHATA MAHARSHI* >>> 9. *MOST REVERED >>> >>> MATEMATICIAN....................ARYA BHATTA* >>> 10. *POOREST................................SUDAMA* >>> >>> *----* >>> *Regards* >>> *V.Sridharan* >>> *Trichy* >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "iyer123" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1517732009.303564.1706114210888%40mail.yahoo.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1517732009.303564.1706114210888%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> On Facebook, please join https://www.facebook.com/groups/keralaiyerstrust >> >> We are now on Telegram Mobile App also, please join >> >> Pattars/Kerala Iyers Discussions: https://t.me/PattarsGroup >> >> Kerala Iyers Trust Decisions only posts : https://t.me/KeralaIyersTrust >> >> Kerala Iyers Trust Group for Discussions: >> https://t.me/KeralaIyersTrustGroup >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "KeralaIyers" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/keralaiyers/CAL5XZoqsCNxit-CYCAnwVeBsHbr7SJg%2BK4_9Qj_kRDUnVATukQ%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/keralaiyers/CAL5XZoqsCNxit-CYCAnwVeBsHbr7SJg%2BK4_9Qj_kRDUnVATukQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/CAL4idhMOz5md48jyDo6zeHaEQO_SfKyxv0suEMskjk9k-cuuHw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/CAL4idhMOz5md48jyDo6zeHaEQO_SfKyxv0suEMskjk9k-cuuHw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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