The dark side of India: Prajฤpati and the geniture

The ancient treatises on rituals introduce us to the singular divinity of Vedic India: Prajฤpati, the "Lord of Creatures". He emits all creatures, only to be able to devour them; his 'character' thus extends to the elites: the brฤhmaแน‡รก and the kแนฃatrรญya.