Is Indian mythology or Hindu religion really Opposing Intercaste marriages Part-1

Centuries back India was classified into different castes based on the job they do. At first, it is made to bring more efficiency and make its system in the society but later it turned into chaos while one caste is trying to show superiority over the other

The basic castes are divided into Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Sudras.

Kshatriyas are the rulers, warriors & Administrators

Brahmins are Priests or representatives who offer prayers to gods on behalf of everyone

Vaishyas are Cattle owners, traders, money lenders and businessmen

Shudras are Artisans, Farmers & Labouring class

By fast-forwarding it by a couple of centuries today if we observe there is still a serious lacking in the heterogeneous mixture of caste in society.

So I have got a doubt why is an inter-caste marriage opposed?

the most obvious answer I got is" Because our elders said so". Who's said to those elders…. Their elders.

So if we go on searching for the origin of notion, "promoting intra-caste marriage and opposing inter-caste marriage". It would be landing on history more precisely mythology.

 Although there are believed to be about 33 core ( Not 33 Crore) deities or Gods in Hindu Mythology in and after my research I am only explaining and citing examples of gods who have taken Human Birth/ human form and elevated to God's level.

Coming to the story of Mahabharata. In the very beginning, King Shantanu ( a Kshatriya) who is the father of Bhishma and also the best ruler of his kingdoms married a Fisherwoman Satyavati. At a later stage even after the demise of King Shantanu, she continued to be Rajamatha (Queen).

Now in the story of Lord Krishna. Mythology says he has 16,000 wives and the peacock feather on his hair reflects the purity in his relationships and those 16,000 gopikas are rishis in their previous birth who were granted a boon to marry the lord. Apart from those 16,000, there are 8 other wives he married.

I am going to talk mainly about two of them Satyabhama and Jambavati

The birth of Lord Krishna was in a prison cell. His parents were locked up by his uncle after listening to the fortune teller Narada Maharshi and on his day of birth itself, he was transferred secretly to Yashoda. So by birth, he is a Kshatriya but he is raised as a Vaishyas(Yadava). Although he is almighty who knows his history lets view from a laymen point of view. He is Vaishya who married a kshatriya, Satyabhama. If he is to be considered as a Kshatriya he married Jambavati who is a tribe, a Sudra

The most controversial marriage of Mahabharat is the marriage of Panchali (Draupadi). During the Swayamvar only Arjuna was able to complete the task. Although Arjuna was a kshatriya during the Swayamvar his family along with his mother were in exile, pretending to be poor Brahmins.

Bheema second elder son of Prince Pandu married a Rakshas princess Hidimbi. I personally don't think Rakshas as some alien creatures but they are humans with different lifestyles and food cuisine.

These all of the above examples are from DwaparaYuga the Yuga just before the current Kali Yuga.

Now citing an example from Ramayana written by Valmiki, Lord Ram S/O King Dasharad was born Kshatriya. Sita Devi was the daughter of Bhoomi Devi (Goddess Earth) adopted by Janaka Maharaj i.e raised as Kshatriya, but her original birth was Brahmin.

Lord Shiva(Mahadev) was believed to be a Himalayan Tribe, he married Sati Daughter of King Daksha which means she is a Kshatriya married to Tribe Lord Shiva.

Now coming to the latest Yuga "Kali Yuga". Lord Venkateshwara who is believed to be one of Dashavatar of Lord Vishnu and also Kaliyuga Vaikuntam, by history was a Tribe in Supposedly Seshachalam forests and Padmavati Devi was Daughter of King Akaash Raj and Dharani Devi, again Padmavati Devi was a Kshatriya and Lord Venkateshwara was a tribe, yet they married in witness of all Gods/Devlok and happily lived ever after.

While Drafting this I wondered what am I even doing? Assigning caste to God?
Does God really have a caste?
What does the scriptures say?

Continued in part 2