The high castes criticize Periyar EVR for preaching “abusive atheism”. What is the other type of atheism? Believing Brahmins as gods and not praying direct to gods?
They have also prescribed religious hymns for shudras: “The whole universe is under the influence of god. The god is under the influence of mantras. That mantras are under the control of Brahmins and so Brahmin is my god”. Very few self-respecting non Brahmins will accept this second class atheism. The high castes criticize Periyar and OK for not worshipping Rama and Krishna and also for exposing these gods. I shall cite a portion of VALMIKI RAMAYANA and a stanza from the Gita The readers may decide how and why the DK people discarded these gods: A Brahmin’s child died. He represented to Rama that the child of a Brahmin Connot die so young if a proper government has been functioning. Rama inquired with his 9 Brahmin priests, who explained that a shudra is doing tapas (penance) and that is the reason for the early death of the Brahmin child. Rama moves to the spot of penance Now find below an authentic translation (Grifieth p. 1915 chapter 76, stanza 1, 2, 3 & 4 of Valmiki Ramayana) : “Hearing the word of Rama of unwearied actions the ascetic with his face downward said : Oh Highly illustrious Rama, I am born in the race of Shudras, and with a view to reach the region of the celestials, I am going through these austere penance. O ! Kakuthsta. I shall never utter a falsehood, since I am aspiring for the salvation in Gods. I am a Shudra and my name is Sambuka. The Shudra ascetic having said this, Rama took out of the scabbard a beautiful sharp sword and chopped off his head therewith”. What are the contents and essence of stanza 32. chapter 9 of the Bhagwat Gita : “For those who take refuge in ME, O! Partha, though they be sinborns like women, Vaisyas or Shudras, even they attain the Supreme Goal”. Should all womenfolk, Vaisyas or Shudras, believe that they are born as such, because of the sins committed in the previous birth? Vedavyas did not include Khsatriyas in the sin borns list, perhaps because of his fear of the sword of Kshatriya kings.
