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| <div class="heading">One who is not executing his own religious principle, he is no better than the animals. So who will see that everyone engaged in discharging his occupational duty? Sva-dharmam means occupational duty. It is the duty of the king, government. In the beginning it is the duty of the father, of the teacher, to train children to the principles of sva-dharma. A brāhmaṇa, it is the duty of the brāhmaṇa to see that his son is being properly trained up as a brāhmaṇa. | | <div class="heading">One who is not executing his own religious principle, he is no better than the animals. So who will see that everyone engaged in discharging his occupational duty? Sva-dharmam means occupational duty. It is the duty of the king, government. In the beginning it is the duty of the father, of the teacher, to train children to the principles of sva-dharma. A brāhmaṇa, it is the duty of the brāhmaṇa to see that his son is being properly trained up as a brāhmaṇa. |
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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 class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Pradyumna: "O Pārtha, happy are the kṣatriyas to whom such fighting opportunities come unsought, opening for them the doors of the heavenly planets."</p> | | |
| <p>Prabhupāda: </p>
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| :yadṛcchayā copapannaṁ
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| :svarga-dvāram apāvṛtam
| | <span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 2.32 -- London, September 2, 1973|Lecture on BG 2.32 -- London, September 2, 1973]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;"> |
| :sukhinaḥ kṣatriyāḥ pārtha
| | Pradyumna: "O Pārtha, happy are the ''kṣatriyas'' to whom such fighting opportunities come unsought, opening for them the doors of the heavenly planets." |
| :labhante yuddham īdṛśam
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| | Prabhupāda: So, it is the duty of the ''kṣatriya'' to see that everyone is executing his proper professional or occupational duty. We have discussed this point yesterday, ''sva-dharmam api cāvekṣya'' ([[vanisource:BG 2.31 (1972)|BG 2.31]]). ''Sva-dharma''. This is very important. At the present moment there is no ''sva-dharma''. Therefore according to Vedic injunctions, ''dharmeṇa hīna paśubhiḥ samānāḥ'' (''Hitopadeśa'' 25): one who is not executing his own religious principle, he is no better than the animals. |
| <p>So, it is the duty of the kṣatriya to see that everyone is executing his proper professional or occupational duty. We have discussed this point yesterday, sva-dharmam api cāvekṣya. Sva-dharma. This is very important. At the present moment there is no sva-dharma. Therefore according to Vedic injunctions, dharmeṇa hīna paśubhiḥ samāna. One who is not executing his own religious principle, he is no better than the animals. So who will see that everyone engaged in discharging his occupational duty? Sva-dharmam means occupational duty. It is the duty of the king, government. In the beginning it is the duty of the father, of the teacher, to train children to the principles of sva-dharma. A brāhmaṇa, it is the duty of the brāhmaṇa to see that his son is being properly trained up as a brāhmaṇa. Satyaṁ śamo damas titikṣā ārjavaṁ brahma-karma svabhāva-jam ([[Vanisource:BG 18.42|BG 18.42]]). Everything is there. The brāhmaṇas should be taught how to become truthful, first of all. A brāhmaṇa will never speak lie, at any cost. It is stated that even if his enemy inquires something confidential from him, he'll say, "Yes, this is my position." This is truthfulness. He'll not even, I mean to say, guile, against his enemy. He should be truthful. Even kṣatriyas, they are also truthful men. Truthfulness is so valuable. That makes one powerful brāhmaṇa. Satyam.</p>
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| <p>There is an instance how a brāhmaṇa is recognized. Satyakam yavala(?). Upaniṣads. 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. One who is completely free from all contamination of material modes, anta-gataṁ pāpam, sinful activities, they can te dvandva-moha-nirmuktā bhajante mām ([[Vanisource:BG 7.28|BG 7.28]]), 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.</p>
| | So who will see that everyone engaged in discharging his occupational duty? ''Sva-dharmam'' means occupational duty. It is the duty of the king, government. In the beginning it is the duty of the father, of the teacher, to train children to the principles of ''sva-dharma''. A ''brāhmaṇa'', it is the duty of the ''brāhmaṇa'' to see that his son is being properly trained up as a ''brāhmaṇa'': ''satyaṁ śamo damas titikṣā ārjavaṁ brahma-karma svabhāva-jam'' ([[vanisource:BG 18.42 (1972)|BG 18.42]]). Everything is there. The ''brāhmaṇas'' should be taught how to become truthful, first of all. A ''brāhmaṇa'' will never speak lie, at any cost. It is stated that even if his enemy inquires something confidential from him, he'll say: "Yes, this is my position." This is truthfulness. He'll not even, I mean to say, guile against his enemy. He should be truthful. Even ''kṣatriyas'', they are also truthful men. Truthfulness is so valuable. That makes one powerful ''brāhmaṇa. Satyam.'' |
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| | 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 . . . |
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| | ''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''. |
