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<div class="heading">A brāhmaṇa is employed, a kṣatriya is employed, a vaiśya is employed. Otherwise, if they are unemployed, idle brain, then idle brain will be devil's workshop. That is happening. Because everyone is not employed, they have discovered machine, and the machine is working hundred men's work. So actually, a hundred men are unemployed.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 2.32 -- London, September 2, 1973|Lecture on BG 2.32 -- London, September 2, 1973]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">
There is an instance how a ''brāhmaṇa'' is recognized: ''Satyakam Jabala Upaniṣad''. This Satyakam went to Gautama Muni: "Sir, please make me your disciple." So according to Vedic principle, without becoming a ''brāhmaṇa'' he cannot be accepted as disciple. Without becoming ''brāhmaṇa''. In our Society also, we do not accept a disciple unless he's brahminically qualified: no meat-eating, no illicit sex, no gambling, no intoxication. These are brahminical. Unless one is free from the sinful activities, how he can become a ''brāhmaṇa''? ''Brāhmaṇa'' means ''śuci''. And the others, they are called ''kṛpaṇa'', or ''muci. Śuci'' means always cleansed. Internally . . .

''Bāhyābhyantara-śuciḥ'': inside and outside. Outside by taking bath, washing with soda, soap, or if soda, soap is not available, with earth or oil. That is external cleanliness. Similarly, internal cleanliness, one must rise early in the morning, evacuate, then after taking bath must chant Hare Kṛṣṇa ''mantra'', see the ''maṅgala-ārātrika''. In this way one has to purify himself internally and externally. God consciousness is not so cheap thing. ''Yeṣāṁ tv anta-gataṁ pāpaṁ janānāṁ puṇya-karmaṇām'' ([[Vanisource:BG 7.28 (1972)|BG 7.28]]). One who is completely free from all contamination of material modes, ''anta-gataṁ pāpam'', sinful activities, they can, ''te dvandva-moha-nirmuktā bhajante mām'', they can stick to the principle of devotional service. Otherwise, if he's not free from the contamination of sinful life, he may show, make a show of devotion, but that is not actual devotion. ''Bhaktyābhāsa''. That is called ''bhaktyābhāsa''.

So these things should be observed, ''brāhmaṇa''. So ''brāhmaṇa's'' duty is to present himself an ideal human being, ''satyaṁ śamo dama titikṣā. Titikṣā'' means toleration. "Oh, it is very cold. No, I cannot take bath." No. You must tolerate. You must tolerate. ''Titikṣā. Ārjavam'', simplicity; ''jñānam'', full knowledge; ''vijñānam'', practical application. ''Jñānaṁ vijñānam āstikyam. Āstikyam'' means completely convinced of God and his relationship with God. That is called ''āstikyam''. Or full faith in the statement of the ''Vedas''. Whatever ''Veda'' says, that's right. Yes. No argument. That is called ''āstikyam''. No argument.

So similarly, ''kṣatriya. Kṣatriya's'' duty is, it is, ''kṣātraṁ dvijatāṁ ca parasparārtham.'' The ''brāhmaṇas'' will examine whether the ''kṣatriyas'' are doing their duty nicely. Just like Paraśurāma, when he saw that all the ''kṣatriyas'' have become rascals, he wanted to kill them all. You know that. Twenty-one times he killed. Some of the ''kṣatriyas'', they fled from India and they came to this side, in European countries. Therefore origin of the European, they are ''kṣatriyas''. Turkey, Greece, and other countries also, ''kṣatriya''. So it is the duty of the ''brāhmaṇa'' to see that ''kṣatriyas'' are doing nicely their duty. So similarly, ''kṣatriyas'' duty is also to see whether ''brāhmaṇas'' are doing their duty.

So ''kṣatriyas'' were not needed to see the ''brāhmaṇas'' . . . they were so advanced ''brāhmaṇas'' that they were beyond examination of the ''kṣatriyas''. But another duty of the ''kṣatriya'' is that people are being educated spiritually. That is ''kṣatriya's'' duty. Or the king of a kingdom is looking over the citizens, that they are properly being trained up. This is . . . if one king is not properly . . . just like in some states at the present moment. What is called? Secular. Secular means they have meant like that, that "You do all nonsense; we don't care. You pay me tax, that's all, income tax. And you go to hell. It doesn't matter." This is not secular state. Secular state means the state must be very vigilant whether everyone is doing his duty, everyone is employed in his duty; and if everyone is not employed, it is the duty of the government to see. He must be employed. A ''brāhmaṇa'' is employed, a ''kṣatriya'' is employed, a ''vaiśya'' is employed. Otherwise, if they are unemployed, idle brain; then idle brain will be devil's workshop.

That is happening, because everyone is not employed. They have discovered machine, and the machine is working hundred men's work. So actually, a hundred men are unemployed. So the machine has not improved the situation. It has improved the pocket of the capitalist, but it has not improved the condition of the mass of people. No. They are unemployed. Therefore, in the Western countries, because the machine and industry, therefore, now they are producing from the university hippies, unemployed. Thousands and thousands of young boys and girls. Girls are not meant for working outside. Girls are meant for working inside. So the whole thing has topsy-turvied. Why? Because there is no good king. This is the cause.

So the whole Battlefield of Kurukṣetra was arranged by Kṛṣṇa so that these irresponsible rogues, dressed as king, should be all killed. That was the plan of Kṛṣṇa. Just like Duryodhana. Duryodhana, in the dress of a king, he was a rogue. He cheated the Pāṇḍavas by gambling. "You bet your wife. You bet your kingdom." In this way, they were devotees, simple—cheated them. So Kṛṣṇa wanted to see that these cheaters and rogues must be killed. That was His plan. Therefore He said, ''yadṛcchayā copapannaṁ svarga-dvāram apāvṛtam'': "Arjuna, you are hesitating to fight, but it is a great opportunity for you. Because as a ''kṣatriya'', if you kill these cheaters and rogues, that will be a great achievement for you. And even though you cannot kill them, if you die yourself, then the heavenly door is open for you." Because a ''kṣatriya'' who dies in the battlefield for the right cause, he goes to the heaven. If he conquers over the enemy, he enjoys the kingdom. And if he dies . . . but the cause must be right. ''Svarga-dvāram.''

:''yadṛcchayā copapannaṁ''
:''svarga-dvāram apāvṛtam''
:''sukhinaḥ kṣatriyāḥ pārtha''
:''labhante yuddham īdṛśam''
:([[Vanisource:BG 2.32 (1972)|BG 2.32]])

Yuddham means a political fight.

Nowadays, just like in our India, Pakistan and Hindustan, they are always planning fighting. That is political. That is political. When the Pakistani's government cannot manage . . . nobody is managing nicely, neither Pakistan nor Hindustan, but they divert their attention the religious slogan—"Hindus are our enemies" or "the Pakistan is our enemies." The so-called national slogan. Here also, everywhere. ''Yasyātma-buddhiḥ kuṇape tri-dhātuke'' ([[Vanisource:SB 10.84.13|SB 10.84.13]]). Here in Europe also the two wars was arranged by the German people; they were envious of the English people. So these wars are not right wars, righteous wars. No. They are play of the diplomats, politicians. They engage. When they cannot manage things very nicely, they engage people into war. That's all. Divert the attention. But war is not meant for that. War is meant for that when people are not properly being trained up by the king of the state, the other king can attack him.</p>
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