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    3 debts or ṛṇa traya

    hariḥ oṁ
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    namastщ
    It is said there are 3 debts or sacred duties:

    • ṛṇa traya
      • ṛṇa = anything due , obligation , duty , debt
      • traya= 3

    The 3 debts or obligations are:
    • the debt to the to the ṛṣi-s ( seers) is brahmacarya or study of the vedas
    • the debt to the devatā is yajёa (or sacrifice and worship)
    • the debt to the pitṛ-s╣ ( ancestors) is procreation of a son , some say worthy off-spring
    Some add two more (paёcā-ṛṇa in total or 5 debts)
    • dāna - gifts or benevolence to others that deserving
    • hospitality to guests that arrive to one's home
    Now my question to our esteemed HDF members. Who owns these debts? Who has the obligation to fulfill them within the 4 fold order (cātur-varṇyaṁ) ?
    • brahmaṇa-s
    • kṣatriya-s
    • vaiśya-s
    • śudra-s
    praṇām

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    pitṛ-s ( pitri-s, some call manes) - the fathers , forefathers , ancestors; the pitṛ-s or deceased ancestors.
    Two types are considered:
    • the deceased father , grandfathers and great-grandfathers
    • the progenitors of mankind in general
    рдпрддрд╕реНрддреНрд╡рдВ рд╢рд┐рд╡рд╕рдореЛрд╜рд╕рд┐
    yatastvaс╣Б ┼Ыivasamo'si
    because you are identical with ┼Ыiva

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    Re: 3 debts or ṛṇa traya

    Namaste Yajvan,

    As far as I know, the three debts are acknowledged during upanayana sanskara. The three cords of the yajnopavitam are symbolic for the three debts. This means that this debt is meant for the dvijas (brahmins, kshatriyas and vaishyas). Rishi rina is fulfilled in brahmacharya ashrama, pitri rina in grihasta ashrama. In most sampradayas the yajnopavitam is discarded when taking sannyasa, this means that the sannyasin is free from all three debts.

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    Re: 3 debts or ṛṇa traya

    namaste everyone.

    More details about the three debts can be found here:
    http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/showthread.php?t=4027
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