The society must be divided into four classes of men. The first class means most intelligent class of men. They should be trained up as brahmin. So this is the beginning of civilization, not that all sudras, as it is now in this age, kalau sudra-sambhavah

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"The society must be divided into four classes of men. The first class means most intelligent class of men. They should be trained up as brahmin." |"So this is the beginning of civilization, not that all sudras, as it is now in this age, kalau sudra-sambhavah"

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In the Āryan civilization there are four divisions to maintain the society in the correct balance. That is also stated in the Bhagavad-gītā: cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ (BG 4.13). The society must be divided into four classes of men. The first class means most intelligent class of men. They should be trained up as brahmin. Śamo damaḥ satyaṁ śaucaṁ titikṣā ārjavaṁ, jñānaṁ vijñānam āstikyaṁ brahma-karma svabhāva-jam (BG 18.42). So this is the beginning of civilization, not that all śūdras, as it is now in this age, kalau śūdra-sambhavaḥ. Kali-yuga, there is no training how to qualify a section of person to become first-class brahmin. That training is not there, neither kṣatriya, neither pure vaiśya class.

751017 - Lecture BG 02.01-11 - Johannesburg

So in the Āryan civilization there are four divisions to maintain the society in the correct balance. That is also stated in the Bhagavad-gītā: cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ (BG 4.13). The society must be divided into four classes of men. The first class means most intelligent class of men. They should be trained up as brahmin. Śamo damaḥ satyaṁ śaucaṁ titikṣā ārjavaṁ, jñānaṁ vijñānam āstikyaṁ brahma-karma svabhāva-jam (BG 18.42). So this is the beginning of civilization, not that all śūdras, as it is now in this age, kalau śūdra-sambhavaḥ. Kali-yuga, there is no training how to qualify a section of person to become first-class brahmin. That training is not there, neither kṣatriya, neither pure vaiśya class. We are proud of our business, vaiśya, but vaiśya means kṛṣi-go-rakṣya-vāṇijyaṁ vaiśya-karma svabhāva-jam (BG 18.44). Vaiśya means they should take care of the cows, cow protection, go-rakṣya. Why go-rakṣya? Why not other animal rakṣya? Kṛṣṇa has not said animal-rakṣya or janawar-rakṣya. Go-rakṣya. The cow is very, very important animal. If you want to advance your spiritual consciousness, then you must have sufficient milk and sufficient grains. That is civilization. Therefore it is the duty of the vaiśyas to produce food grain, annād bhavanti bhūtāni (BG 3.14). Annād. In the society, if you have got sufficient anna, both the animals and the man, they will be happy. These are the instruction in the Bhagavad-gītā, everything practical. If we follow Bhagavad-gītā from all angles of vision—social, political, economical, religious, cultural—you will be perfect. This is Bhagavad-gītā. We are therefore taken up this mission, to preach Bhagavad-gītā as it is, to solve all the problems of the world. That is Āryan civilization. Āryan civilization means following the principles of Bhagavad-gītā.