Prabhupāda: Those who are inclined, they can become. Jñānam vijñānam āstikyam (BG 18.42).
Indian devotee (1): Brahma karma . . .
Prabhupāda: So To brahman sabha ka . . . hone se . . . (So the brahman society's.) . . . śūdra-paricaryātmākaṁ kāryam (BG 18.44). They should be engaged in serving. But sva-karmana tam abhyarcya (BG 18.46). Everyone should be engaged in the service of the Lord. That is perfection.
Indian devotee (1): Abhyāse samārtho 'si mat-karma-paramo bhava (BG 12.10). So . . .
Prabhupāda: Ah. Mat karma paramo . . . we have got service for everyone. Sab koi likhne-padhne ke liye yougya nahi hai ye jo. (Everyone is not capable of reading and writing.) So this The modern civilization is everyone is sent for academic education. That is mistake, waste of time.
Indian devotee (1): Kintu balak hone ke karan buddhi me thoda kamzori to samajh nahi pata kya kidhar le jaye. (But because he is a child and has less intelligence, he does not understand where to take these.)
Prabhupāda: Vo machine. (That machine.)