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Is it true that in India sudras are kept more leniently than brahmanas are?

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"Is it true that in India sudras are kept more leniently than brahmanas are"

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Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

No. The law does not ask, "Are you brāhmaṇa or are you śūdra?" But according to Vedic system, rather, brāhmaṇas are treated very leniently because they are not so sinful.
Lecture on SB 7.9.9 -- Montreal, July 6, 1968:

Guest (2): Is it true that in India śūdras are kept more leniently than brāhmaṇas are?

Prabhupāda: No. No. Why?

Guest (2): I just wondered.

Prabhupāda: No. The law does not ask, "Are you brāhmaṇa or are you śūdra?" But according to Vedic system, rather, brāhmaṇas are treated very leniently because they are not so sinful. Just like Aśvatthāmā. He happened to be a brāhmaṇa, and he committed a great sin, killing the five innocent... (end)

Page Title:Is it true that in India sudras are kept more leniently than brahmanas are?
Compiler:Mangalavati, Rishab
Created:19 of Apr, 2011
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1