HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Illegitimate birth
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Championing the Varnasrama dharma
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Revolt against the Varna system
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Transgression of Varna boundaries for marriage
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Detailed explanation-1: -Varna Sankara refers to children that are not wanted by their parents and grow up to be a nuisance in the world. They are children that are born out of wedlock or as a result of adultery not following any purificatory process at the time of conception.
Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The Varnasamkara which refers to intermixing of several castes, tribes into the Varna system is mentioned in the Dharmaśāstra. The word appears in the Baudhayana Shutra.
Detailed explanation-3: -First let’s look at Manusmriti-Those born out of “Adultery”, among “Same varna” or different Varna, those born out of “incest", or those born to people who have neglected their duties Are called “Varnasankaras” Manusmriti(10.24) See Medhatithi’s comment-1. 16.