The worshiping of the divines with physical forms (murtis) identifies the image, presence of the deities to be embodied or manifested in a physical shape (Flueckiger P.77). As said by Flueckiger, “The primary mode of worshiping god and goddess in contemporary Hindu traditions is through the practice of bhakti, the up-warding devotional love. Therefore, as the perceptions and interpretations towards the intangible nature vary on an individual basis, the idea of devotional worshiping also varies.
In the book Bhagavad-Gita the importance and necessity to adapt to the material, iconic worshiping was stressed by Krishna: “It is more arduous when their reason cling to my unmanifest nature for men constrained by bodies, the unmanifest way is hard to attain (P110, Chapter 11, phrase 5)”. It is likely that several factors working jointly led in course of time to the emergence of the Indian caste system, its social, economic and ideological factors being specially influenced by several Mehta in Caste in Changing India aptly comment on the plurality of the caste theories: “…there are also so many theories on the origin of the caste system in India – some seeking its roots primarily in the racial and ethnic differences, some in the socio-spiritual evolution of the tribal characteristics of India in ancient times, some only in the occupational differences, some merely in the spiritual beliefs of the pre-Aryans and Arayans in India and so forth. While discussing the origin of caste, A.P.Barnabas and Subhash C. In this story indira Goswami has depicted how the inheritance of the traditional canon crushes the souls with rigid dogma and the way the inhuman rituals that have survived into our times, displace the life blood of healthy emotions …show more content… Like its theory of origin, caste, is definitely plural in nature in India for it depends broadly on local aspects. In this Story Damayanti’s course of actions heightens the fact how the age old discourse of ‘caste-purity’ and ‘othering’ of people on the basis of the difference in creed/religion continues to flow furtively through our blood and how difficult it is to be liberated from inside even though there is exterior freedom. As it analyses the complex nuances of marginality in terms of caste, it also reveals the complementary nature of caste and class in certain cases as Indira Goswami has demonstrated, that leads to unique identity formation at multiple levels.
Show More Examining Indira Goswami’s story “Sanskara” or “The Offspring” this paper will explore the disabilities and functionalities of region specific caste system in India.
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