There Yaksha,Sthoonakarna , gave Sikandi hid manliness, made him a man for a temporary period.
Sikandi returned Home and made his wife happy .
Meanwhile,Sthoonakarna was cursed to remain as a Girl by Kubera, Lord of Wealth.
Thus Sikandi came to remain as a Man.
Bhishma knew the History of Sikandi , and vowed that he could not bear arms against him as he born a Girl.
His status as Kshatriya did not affect his status as a Brahmin as Lord Rama performed Tharpana for him for Brahmahathi Dosha(the sin of slaying a Brahmin) at Rameswaram; normally Tharpana is not performed by the Victors if the slain were to be Kshatriyas unless they happen to be relatives, for example by the Pandavas for the Kauravas.-Pandavas performed the Tharpna for the slain Kauravas..
It may be noted that Birth alone does not determine the Caste, though it is also a factor.
Disposition, performance of duties, the way one is brought up determines the Caste.
An interesting fact is that while Kshatriyas can become Brahmins, Brahmins can never become Kshatriyas in its full connotation
Ravana was an exception who could balance both the functions, that of remaining a Brahmin by Wisdom and Knowledge and a Kshatriya by the performance of his duties.
As shown in the case of Aswathama, a Brahmin becomes neither, in fact without a Caste, if he vacillates between Kshatriya Dharma and Brahmana Dharma.
Therefore, the Classification of Caste is determined by , mainly Four factors.
1. Realizing Brahman, Reality
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