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A discussion on the term "वर्णसंङ्कर" (Gita 1.41-1.43)
What does this term means?
Children born out of the "Intercaste marriages" or Children born out of the "adultery"? Or something else
Q:- Does the term Varnasankar only means "the result of Intercaste marriage?
A:- The term mainly means such. The other meanings denotes the son born out of "सगोत्र विवाह, व्याभिचार" as varnasankar.

The broken यज्ञोपवीत tradition also result into Varnasankarta.
Q:- What is the pramana for this?
A:- Manusmriti 10.24 describes the same thing. But they are the वर्णसंकरता by प्रकारांतर the main वर्णसंकरता lies in result of Intercaste marriage.

{Note:- the term does not means first*}
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Who is paying the price for #intercaste marriages in India? And why is this being touted as an anti-caste strategy? Questions and Thoughts.
Disclaimer: Twitter is obviously not a great place for nuance, but I'm going to try.
Also note that I'm not against #intercaste marriages. Ideally, we should all get married to whomever we please as long as they are an adult and are consenting. If you conclude that I'm casteist or pro-endogamy from any of my tweets, it's on you.
Let's first understand that not all intercaste marriages are problematic to India's casteist society. Many #intercaste savarna couples lead happy lives while telling the world how progressive their families are. Their weddings are pretty fun too...
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