tarhi jatir brahmana iti cet tan na tatra jatyantara-jantusu aneka- jati-sambhava maharsayo bahavah santi rsyasrngo mrgah kasuikah kusat jambuko jambukat valmiko valmikat vyasah kaivarta-kanyayam sasa- prsthat gautamah vasisthah urvasyam agastyah kalase jata iti srutatvat etesam jatya vinapyagre jnana-pratipadita rsayo bahavah santi tasman na jatih brahmana iti
"Does birth make a brahmana? No, this is also not the case. Many great sages have been born of other living entities. Rsyasrnga was born from a deer, Kausika was born from kusa grass, Jambuka was born from a jackal, Valmiki was born from an ant-hill, Vyasadeva was born from a fisherman's daughter, Gautama was born from the back of a rabbit, Vasistha was born from Urvasi and Agastya was born from a pot. Apart from these personalities, there are many other wise persons born from other castes who became sages. Therefore birth does not make a brahmana."
In the Padma Purana, the original brahmana, Lord Brahma says:
"If one is born in a family of brahmanas who are absorbed in hearing divine sound, but has bad character and behavior, he is not worshipable as a brahmana. On the other hand, Vyasa and Vaibhandaka Muni were born in unclean circumstances, but they are worshipable. In the same way, Visvamitra Muni was born a ksatriya, but he became a brahmana by his qualities and activities. Vasistha was born of a prostitute. Many other great personalities who manifested the qualities of first-class brahmanas also took birth in similar humble circumstances, but they are also called perfect. The place where one takes birth is of no importance in determining whether one is a brahmana. Those who have the qualities of brahmanas are recognized everywhere as brahmanas, and those who have such qualities are worshipable by everyone." (Padma Purana, Srsthi-kanda 43.321,322, Gautamiya-samskarana)
The caste of Satyakama Jabala was unknown, yet his guru Gautama Rsi accepted him as a brahmana simply due to his truthful nature. Satyakama went on to initiate many disciples, out of which Upakosala was the most prominent.
Agnivesya Muni was born as the son of the king Devadatta, and the brahminical dynasty known as the Agnivesyayana sakha appeared from him. Both Medhatithi and Kanva Muni were born in the ksatriya dynasty of Puru. The sage Citramukha was born a vaisya, yet he became a brahmarsi with many disciples.
What matters in Hinduism is what Krishna said.Everything else is irrelevent and useless.The ultimate authority in hinduism is vedas and Geetha. We can also follow the original versions of mahabaratha and Ramayana by valmigi and vyasa. All these texts give the same message in different forms.Whatever is said in other books is acceptable as long as they coincide with vedas and Geetha.Else they arent relevent.
Wide prevelence of a social evil doesnt mean that the religion was responsible for it.Buddha asked all his followers to avoid meat.Now every single buddhist in china,korea,cambodia etc eats snakes,reptiles and insects.Even Buddhist monks in these countries eat them.Is buddha responsible for this?
Slavery was practiced in all churches in USA.Blacks werent admitted into churches for centuries.Every pastor had slaves.Is jesus responsible for this?
Chanakya made chandraguptha maurya who was a vysya by birth the emperor of whole India.Chanakya was a bhramin who knew all vedas.Sathrapathi shivaji who was a dalit was made an emperor by smartha Ramdoss swami and he was blessed by dukharam both of them bhramins.Swami Vidyaranya a bhramin made Harihara and bukka two low caste accountants establish vijayanagar empire to save hinduism from muslims.
The fundamental tenent of a democratic justice system is "1000 criminals might escape,but not a single innocent should be unpunished".Dont hang hinduism for the crime it didnt do is my request.
Lord krishna had no caste differences in the caste of his devotees.He made the aiyangars of srirangam who insulted tirupanalvar a dalit,carry him in their shoulders and come as a procession in the streets of srirangam to show the whole world that caste discrimination isnt correct.Thirupanalvar entered the temple with veda goshas and mangalavadhyas and krishna himself came and embraced him.THis is there in all vaishnava literatures.Now even after this if people discriminated in sri rangam who is to be blamed?
Every shaiva literature says that nandanar a dalit was called by shiva into the nataraja temple by nataraja himself.God doesnt have any castes or creed.His devotees belong to only one creed.Devotees.There isnt any other caste in hinduism.