Of course here, in your country, there is no... In India there is a śūdra class. They are..., generally they are servant class. That is called nīcavat. So servant class... A brahmacārī living at the care of spiritual master, he is advised that "You shall carry out the orders of your spiritual master nīcavat, just like the śūdra class." Because a person coming to spiritual master, they are coming from brāhmaṇa family or kṣatriya family or high caste family. But he may say, "Oh, I am coming from a brāhmaṇa family, and my spiritual master is ordering to brush his shoes? Oh, how can I do?" Therefore it is advised, nīcavat. When you are serving spiritual master, you should always think that "I am lowest of the animals." Nīcavat. In that condition you can simply inquire. Otherwise, you have no capacity. There is no need of wasting time, because he will not understand. He will unnecessarily... Praṇipāta.
Brahmacari (Lectures, SB cantos 1 - 5)
Lectures
Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures
Page Title: | Brahmacari (Lectures, SB cantos 1 - 5) |
Compiler: | Visnu Murti, MadhuGopaldas |
Created: | 21 of Feb, 2012 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=150, Con=0, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 150 |