Paṇḍita does not require any so-called education. Real education: paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ (BG 5.18). There is another place, here is also this paṇḍita. And Cāṇakya Paṇḍita also says paṇḍita. Who is paṇḍita? According to the material calculation, as Cāṇakya Paṇḍita says that, "That man is paṇḍita." Who? Mātṛvat para-dāreṣu: "One who sees every woman as mother." Para-dāreṣu: "Except his wife." Except his wife. If he sees everyone as mother . . . and, mātṛvat para-dāreṣu para-dravyeṣu loṣṭravat: and others' money just like kula, garbage, not to touch. Para-dravyeṣu loṣṭravat. Just like there are so many pebbles on the street. Who is going to catch it or collect it? Similarly, others' money should be like that. Mā gṛdhaḥ kasya svid dhanam. Be satisfied what God has given you. This is paṇḍita. Not that making plan, "I am big lawyer, making plan how to grab others' money." That is not paṇḍita. How to entice others' woman—it doesn't matter. Even though relationship is very . . . so no, this is not . . . nobody's paṇḍita, even from material point. Mātṛvat para-dāreṣu para-dravyeṣu loṣ . . . another paṇḍita, paṇḍita:
- vidyā-vinaya-sampanne
- brāhmaṇe gavi hastini
- śuni caiva śva-pāke ca
- paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ
- (BG 5.18)
That is paṇḍita. And another paṇḍita here: jñānāgni-dagdha-karmāṇaṁ tam āhuḥ paṇḍitaṁ budhāḥ. These are the paṇḍitas. Not B.A.C, D.H.C., and doing all nonsense. That is not paṇḍita.
So this is Vedic civilization. Don't be carried away. Take lesson from Bhagavad-gītā and make your life successful. That is the propaganda of this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. Don't become cats and dogs and advertise yourself as paṇḍita. These are the definition of paṇḍita. Either take you from Cāṇakya Paṇḍita's materialistic point of view, moral lessons, or spiritual lessons from Bhagavad-gītā, the definition of paṇḍita is different from the so-called paṇḍitas, having . . . that is . . . they are called māyayāpahṛta-jñānāḥ. Although they have got degrees of the universities, but actually, knowledge is taken away by māyā.
- na māṁ duṣkṛtino mūḍhāḥ
- prapadyante narādhamāḥ
- māyayāpahṛta-jñānā
- āsuraṁ bhāvam . . .
- (BG 7.15)
If one becomes atheist, then his knowledge has no value. Because real knowledge is . . . as Kṛṣṇa says, bahūnāṁ janmanām ante jñānavān māṁ prapadyate (BG 7.19). This is real knowledge.
So somehow or other, try to understand Kṛṣṇa. Then you actually become paṇḍita, learned, and your life is successful.