The sama'ja cakra [social cycle] moves on. After the Shu'dra Age [the age of manual workers] comes the age of warriors that is, the Ks'attriya Age; next comes the Vipra Age [the age of intellectuals]; then the Vaeshya Age [the age of capitalists]; and then, after shu'dra revolution,* in the second parikra'nti [peripheric evolution] of the social cycle, comes a new Ks'attriya Age the age of the ks'attriyas who led the shu'dra revolution. The social cycle moves on in this manner. By merely espousing idealism, its rotation cannot be checked.
One age follows another in succession. The end of one age and the advent of another can be called kra'nti [evolution]. The period of transition at the end of one age and at the beginning of another can be called yuga sam'kra'nti [transitional age]. And we can call one full rotation of the social cycle that is, from one shu'dra revolution to the next shu'dra revolution parikra'nti. In every age a particular varn'a** [social class] emerges, both as ruler and as exploiter.***
The universe and the society belong to all. Every dust particle of the universe is the common patrimony of each and every one of us, so it is not at all proper to allow a particular social class to perpetuate its rule. The peripheric evolution of the social cycle will continue, and along with this the fight of the sadvipras against the supremacy of each social class will also have to continue.
Society belongs to all, but its leadership will be in the hands of sadvipras. The responsibility for leading society cannot be left in the hands of the ks'attriyas, because they will try to enforce ks'attriya rule. They will exploit the non-ks'attriyas and chew the bones and marrow of the weak. Nor can the responsibility for leading society be left in the hands of the vipras, because they will try to establish vipra rule. They will exploit the non-vipras and chew the bones and marrow of the non-intellectuals. Likewise, the responsibility for leading society cannot be left in the hands of the vaeshyas, because they will try to impose vaeshya rule. They will exploit the non-vaeshyas and chew the bones and marrow of the toiling mass. Shu'dras cannot undertake the leadership of society. Hence the victory mark* of the successful shu'dra revolution indeed embellishes the forehead of the ks'attriyas.
The responsibility for leading society can only be entrusted to the sadvipras because they are well established in Yama and Niyama [ten cardinal principles of morality] they are imbued with Cosmic ideation. The social cycle will surely rotate, and as a rule the dominance of the ks'attriyas, vipras and vaeshyas will take place in succession. But if sadvipras control the nucleus of society, these social classes may attain some degree of prominence in social life, but they will never be able to become the absolute rulers.
Sadvipras will never have any rest. They will have to continue fighting tirelessly. This fight is the life of living beings. In the absence of this fight, the creation will cease to exist. Sadvipras are vipras, ks'attriyas, vaeshyas and shu'dras all in one, hence the leadership of the sadvipras will mean the victory of every social class. (by Shrii P. R. Sarkar, The Problems of the Day – 34)
Posted by proutist-universal on August 27, 2005 12:28 PM
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"Human beings have still not been able to form a human society, and have still not learned to move with the spirit of a pilgrim. Although many small groups, motivated by self-interest, work together in particular situations, not even a small fraction of their work is done with a broader social motive. By strict definition, shall we have to declare that each small family unit is a society in itself? If going ahead in mutual adjustment only out of narrow self-interest or momentary self-seeking is called society, then in such a society, no provision can be made for the disabled, the diseased or the helpless, because in most cases nobody can benefit from them in any way... in that case there always remains the possibility of some people getting isolated from the collective. All human beings must attach themselves to others by the common bond of love and march forward hand in hand; then only will I proclaim it a society." |