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would continue to sleep without fretting. Frauds and deceivers!
They had become contemptuous and useless in all aspects.
The Brahmins used to say, “We, the Brahmins are the face
of God. The Kshatriyas are the chest, and the Vaishyas and
Shudras represent the lower parts.” They completely abused
their powers. The power that was meant to be used properly
and righteously was completely misused. ‘We are the voice of
God; therefore you cannot take objection to whatever we say.’
They used their power of veto and because of this; they have
had to suffer terribly. Whatever misfortune they are doomed to
face will be but at the moment they don’t even have slippers to
wear. They have lost all credibility with people and people no
longer regard them as being worthy. They have lost their slippers
(bare minimum; have become poor) and their reputation. Just
look at their current pathetic predicament and it is all because of
their depraved conduct.
People suffer and take a beating because of gluttonous
greed (lalacha). Why should a human being be gluttonous?
Gluttony brings such degradation and wretchedness to man that
it will cause him to lose his birth right as a human.
If a girl was born, they would kill the baby the instant she
was born. Amongst Rajputs and other classes where there is a
tradition of paying a dowry to the groom, the female infants
were murdered. They were all illiterate, the women as well as
the men yet they believed themselves to be everything. They
have done tremendous injustice to others!
If a cat happens to stick her mouth in their milk pot, they
will make do but why can’t they make do here also, and let the
little baby girl live?
The head (thakor) of the village would exercise such
power that his relatives and his descendants were forbidden to
come through their town riding a horse. They were made to
dismount the horse and walk. Would he lose anything if he were