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INTERVENING STORIES 157 In the Brahmanical tradition the Rgveda (10.7.90) mentions that
the Br膩hma峁嘺s are the mouth, the Rajanyas (K峁�atriya) the arms, the
Vaisyas the thighs and the S奴dras the feet of Prajapati. The
Mah膩bh膩rata (12.296. 5-6), the Manusmrti (1.31), the VR (3.14.30),
and the Vispupur膩峁嘺 (1.6.6) speak in the same light and declare that
Br膩hma峁嘺s originated from the mouth of Praj膩pati and they constitute
the first and the foremost var峁嘺 of the four-fold society.
17. Vasu, Parvataka and the Origin of the Yaj帽a :
There an
R膩vana while on his war compaign reaches R膩japura (R膩jag峁沨a).
animal sacrifice was being performed by king Marutta.
Listening to the name of sacrifice (Ja峁囜箛a-yaj帽a) 艢re峁噄k膮 inquires about
its origin and Gautama narrates the story (11.6鈥�45).
K峁Ｄ玶akadamba, the preceptor of Ik峁�v膩ku king Vasu of Ayodhy膩
(the son of Ajita or Jiy膩rir膩ya 11.21 born of Surak膩nt膩), had two more
pupils, his own son Parvataka and brahmin N膩rada. Once on being
enlightened by C膩ra峁嘺 muni, he became a Jaina monk. In due course
there grew a controversy between Parvataka and N膩rada about the
meaning of 'aja' which was to be used in the sacrifices. They went to
Vasu for clarification. He gave his judgement from his bright crystal
seat (phalihamaya 膩sa峁嘺) in the favour of Parvataka on the recommen-
dation of the latter's mother explaining that 鈥榓ja' meant a goat and not
the corns which would not germinate as advocated by N膩rada. On
account of telling a lie the earth split up and absorbed Vasu into it.
He went to the seventh hell. Parvataka having been humiliated by the
public, performed perverse penances and after his death, he was reborn
as a R膩k峁�asa. He transformed himself into a brahmin and preached
animal-killing, taking meat and drinking of wine on sacrificial
occasions.
The Bhattapari峁囜箛膩 states that Vasu went to hell for telling a lie.
The PCR (11.13-104) mentions Yay膩ti in place of Ajita. The PCS (15.9)
refers to Vasu who went to hell on account of telling a lie, but the story
is not narrated. The HVPJ (ch. 17) agrees with the PCV. The VH
(p. 188-193) describes the topic under the 鈥極rigin of the An膩rya Veda.鈥�
It mentions that Vasu who belonged to Harivamsa reigned 艢uktimati.
Here K峁Ｄ玶akadamba is said to have examined the prudence of his pupils
through the test of killing an artificial ram. Parvataka killed it
while N膩rada did not, because there was no place where no body could
see his action. Therefore K峁Ｄ玶akadamba made him his heir. The
crystal slab is said to have been given to Vasu by a hunter. Parvataka
was humiliated by the people for enmeshing Vasu to tell a lie. It further
states that Madhupingala could not marry Sulas膩 on account of the