Re: Four Types of Rin (Obligations/Debts)
hariḥ oṁ
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namasté
Originally Posted by
Believer
Any additional information from authoritative scriptural sources (with references) will be appreciated. -
Perhaps the following will add a slight amount of value to what Believer has offered.
ṛṇa ( or riNa) - is anything due , obligation , duty , debt
We are informed in the taittirīya saṁhitā (6.3.10.5), of the kṛṣṇa yajur veda of ṛṇa-traya or 3 debts that a brāhmaṇa owes:
- brahmacarya or 'study of the vedas' to the ṛṣi-s
- yajña (sacrifice and worship) to the devatā-s
- offspring ( a son) to the pitṛ-s ( pitri-s or ancestors)
Then a 4th was added in the śatapatha brāhmaṇa ( 1.7.2.1-6) ; it calls out the 3 debts then adds a fourth: a debt unto mankind called manuṣa ṛṇa. This is benevolence to mankind.
Now there is also a 5th ṛṇa called out as hospitality to guests. The only place I have found this was in the mahābhārata.
Yet to slightly extend the conversation from debt to duty there's 9 duties ( as compared to debts) called out for all varṅa in the mahābhārata ( śanti parvan - section 60):
- suppression of wrath
- truthfulness in speech
- justice
- forgiveness
- children from one's own wife
- purity of conduct
- avoidance of quarrel
- simplicity
- maintenance of dependents
praṇām
यतस्त्वं शिवसमोऽसि
yatastvaṁ śivasamo'si
because you are identical with śiva
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