Thread by @SaamaanyaJ

A Thread on Shravanakumara who is killed by Dasharatha unwittingly.

Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 63 Shloka 51 Onwards
Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 64 Shloka 32 Onwards

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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 63 Shloka 51, 52

Shravana Kumar senses that, apart from feeling guilty of killing an innocent boy, he will invite the wrath of Brahma Hatya Dosha. He says "Oh King, do not trouble yourselves by the thought that you have killed a Brahmana"

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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 63 Shloka 53

"I am not a Brahmana. I am born to a Vaishya Father and a Shudra Mother"

Shloka 54
Dasharatha describes Shravanakumara as a "tapOdhanaH", one whose wealth is Tapas.

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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 64

Shloka 1: Dasharatha describes Shravakumara as a Maharshi

Shloka 14, 17: Dasharatha calls Shravanakumara's father "Bhagavan"

Shloka 20: Dasharatha calls him "Muni"

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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 64

Shloka 21: Dasharatha calls him "Bhagavan Rishi"

Shloka 25: The Sage describes his son as Tapasi Muni and Brahmachari (Killing such a person inflicts a naturally negative result on Dasharatha)

Shloka 29: Dasharatha describes him as a Muni

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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 64 (This is very important)

Shloka 33: The sage laments "from whom will a listen to the recitation of the Shastra, particularly the one in the night"

Shloka 34: "Who after taking bath in the morning and *Worshipping the Sandhya* will sit next to me"

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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 64

Shloka 48: Again Dasharatha describes Shravana as a Muni Putra. (He ascended the Svarga along with Indra)

Shloka 49: Again Dasharatha calls him Muni Putra

Shloka 51: Calls his father Tapasa - full of Tapas

Shloka 56: Shravana referred as Muni

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Matter is very clear. Muni-s and Rishi-s could be from any Varna.

- They could perform Tapas
- They could study the Shastras
- They could perform the Sandhya Vandana
- Their Tapas could be of the same impact as others

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