Jola (Jāti)

Jola · jola, “a mixed jāti”

Grammar: masculine noun; the name of a mixed jāti.

Meaning: a mixed jāti, one of the many that arise from the mixing of varṇas.

In the scriptures: In the Brahma Khaṇḍa of the Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, in the chapter that settles the jātis and family relations, Sauti tells Śaunaka the mixed jātis. A Mleccha by a Kunda woman begets the Jola. A Jola by a Kunda woman begets the Śarālaka (Brahma Khaṇḍa, Chapter 10).

Related terms: Jāti · Varṇa-saṅkara

Sources

• Brahma Vaivarta Purāṇa, Brahma Khaṇḍa, Chapter 10