As Religion Lost Its Former Vitality, the Society Also Lost Its Earlier Strength. Caste System Destroyed the Concept of Human Equality and Divided Men into Sections. Sub-Castes Began to Multiply In Number.
For Vast Majority of Men, Prevailing Social Systems Were Oppressive and Painful. the Lower Classes Such As the Sudras Lived a Life of Degradation. the Kshatriyas and the Vaishyas, Too, Suffered from the Domination of the Brahmins, and Came to Dislike the Predominance of the Latter.