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TEXT 26
cari varnasrami yadi krsna nahi bhaje
svakarma karite se raurave padi' maje
SYNONYMS
cari varna-asramifollowers of the four social and spiritual orders of life; yadiif; krsnaLord Krsna; nahinot; bhajeserve; sva-karma kariteperforming his duty in life; sethat person; rauravein a hellish condition; padi'-falling down; majebecomes immersed.
TRANSLATION
"The followers of the varnasrama institution accept the regulative principles of the four social orders [brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya and sudra] and four spiritual orders [brahmacarya, grhastha, vanaprastha and sannyasa]. However, if one carries out the regulative principles of these orders but does not render transcendental service to Krsna, he falls into the hellish condition of material life.
PURPORT
One may be a brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya or sudra, or one may perfectly follow the spiritual principles of brahmacarya, grhastha, vanaprastha and sannyasa, but ultimately one falls down into a hellish condition unless one becomes a devotee. Without developing one's dormant Krsna consciousness, one cannot be factually elevated. The regulative principles of varnasrama-dharma in themselves are insufficient for attainment of the highest perfection. That is confirmed in the following two quotations from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.5.2-3).
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