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movement was Rishi Visvamitra, (Hallowed be his name!) Others
followed him in quick succession, and there was a brilliant combina-
tion of Veclic Rishis who propounded the whole of the Karma Kanda
of the Vedas, as it was revealed to them by the force of Kalpic
necessity.
At all times there have been two parties, one following the
current of evolution, and another going against it. At all times there
have been cavillers and sceptics.
The Haihayas and Talajanghas were confirmed materialists
and great sinners. They ridiculed the Brahmanas, who performed
Vedic Karma, and often set themselves in opposition to them. They
were very troublesome to the Brahmanas. King Sagar wanted to
extinguish the race, but he was prevented from doing so. Possibly
Atlantis was the country inhabited by these races and Nature helped
the cause of evolution by dragging down the continent itselt under
water. The sacred Ganga also flowed at this time, spreading purity
over all lands lying on her banks.
The Haihayas however still flourished; and they had a great
leader in Kafta-Viryarjuna. Then came one of the great Avataras,
Parasurama. He extirpated the Haihaya Kshatriyas, and went on
killing the Kshatriyas till Rama appeared, and it was then that he
thought his mission was over.
If there were some Kshatriyas who disregarded the Vedas,
there were others who found transitoriness, even in Svarga Loka, and
honestly thought that the complete wisdom was not to be found in
the Karma Kanda. They were for further revelations At first, the
Brahmanas did not look with favour upon these Kshatriyas. But
when it was found that the Kshatriyas got real light, they were soon
joined by the Brahmanas. The foremost of these Kshatriyas was
Janaka, and the foremost of the Brahmanas was Yajnavalkya. The
further revelations were called the Upanishads.
King Janaka found Sita, the consort of Rama, at the end of
his plough. Yajnavalkya defeated all the Brahmanas of his time in
discussions held at the court of king Janaka.
When Rama incarnated, there existed the people of Lanka, a
remnant of the Atlantean continent, who had inherited a mighty
material civilisation, but who were called Rakshasas, on account of
their gross iniquities. They reached the last point of material down-
fall, and lost all spirituality. They were called Rakshasas as final
extinction was their lot, and as the force of dissolution was strong in
them,
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