Original sentence: , not prescriptive).Among the scriptures, the Shrutis do contain verses that mention the Varna system, but very sparingly and descriptively (i.Brahmins) and Rājanya (i.Hindus and scholars debate whether the so-called caste system is an integral part of Hinduism sanctioned by the scriptures or an outdated social custom.Indeed, the only verse in the Rigveda which mentions all four varnas is 10.90, the Purushasūkta.Kshatriyas) are mentioned separately in some other verses in the Rigveda and the other Vedas, and rarely in the Upanishads.Some—definitely including most Smriti texts, have interpreted these as prescribing the division of society in the four varnas.The Smritis, having interpreted the Vedic mentions of the varnas as prescriptive, clearly sanction the division of the society into the four varnas, and also mention various sub-divisions within these varnas, which would later emerge as the present birth-based caste system.The other varnas, the Brahmā (i
Edited sentence: Although the scriptures, since the Rigveda (10.90), contain passages that clearly sanction the Varna system, they contain indications that the caste system is not an essential part of the religion.Being cast into a class because of what parents he was born from was a political problem and not from the actual science of the religion.Both sides in the debate can find scriptural support for their views.Hindus and scholars debate whether the caste system is an integral part of Hinduism sanctioned by the scriptures or an outdated social custom.The oldest scriptures, the Vedas, strongly sustain the division of society into four classes (varna) but place little emphasis on the caste system, showing that each individual should find his strengths through different ways such as his astrological signs, actions, personality, and appearance, and do his job for the good of that individual as well as society