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The state's duty and the citizen's duty are very nicely explained in this verse. The activities of the government head, or king, as well as the activities of the citizens, should be so directed that ultimately everyone engages in devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The king, or government head, is supposed to be the representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and is therefore supposed to see that things go on nicely and that the citizens are situated in the scientific social order comprised of four varnas and four asramas. In the Visnu Purana it is stated that unless people are educated or situated in the scientific social order comprised of four varnas (brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya and sūdra) and four asramas (brahmacarya, grhastha, vanaprastha and sannyasa), society can never be considered real human society, nor can it make any advancement towards the ultimate goal of human life. It is the duty of the government to see that things go on in terms of varna and asrama. As stated herein, bhagavan yajna-pūrusaḥ-the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, is the yajna-pūrusa. As stated in Bhagavad-gita: bhoktaram yajna-tapasam (Bg. 5.29). Krsna is the ultimate purpose of all sacrifice. He is also the enjoyer of all sacrifices; therefore He is known as yajna-pūrusa. The word yajna-pūrusa indicates Lord Visnu or Lord Krsna, or any Personality of Godhead in the category of visnu-tattva. In perfect human society, people are situated in the orders of varna and asrama and are engaged in worshiping Lord Visnu by their respective activities. Every citizen engaged in an occupation renders service by the resultant actions of his activities. That is the perfection of life. As stated in Bhagavad-gita: (More...)

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Therefore in the Bhagavad-gita there is the essence of Vedic instructions. The plan is that the conditioned soul may fulfill his desire for material enjoyment and at the same time be trained up in spiritual identity to come back to Godhead, back to home. As such, Bhagavad-gita contains the solution of all problems of the material world. Unfortunately, foolish people described as duskrtina, do not want to take instruction from the Lord, although it is completely perfect-but they select their own concocted leaders who are themselves blind, and therefore the world is in chaotic condition on account of rascal leaders in all fields. There are so many rascal leaders in politics, social life, cultural, philosophy, religion, etc. They are all misguided. Bhagavad-gita, therefore is the only light from which we can take direction for all our civic activities. Our Krsna Consciousness Movement was started only for this purpose. (More...)

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Sthane sthitaḥ means the varnasrama, four varnas and four asramas. Brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya, sūdra, and four asramas: brahmacari, grhastha, vanaprastha, sannyasa. So this is civilization. Unless the society is divided into these eight divisions, that is animal civilization; that is not human civilization. You must be systematized, regulated system. Just like in this body there are different divisions: the head division, the arm division, the belly division, the leg division. Similarly, without these four divisions, no society can be conducted very nicely. Then it will be chaos. So sthane sthitaḥ means to remain in these regulative principles of varnasrama. That is called sthane sthitaḥ. You remain in your position. It doesn't require you have to change. It is not that a sūdra, without becoming a brahmana... Of course, he will become brahmana-by hearing. Brahmana means brahma janatiti brahmanaḥ. If he hears, even a sūdra, he can understand what is Brahman. Then he becomes brahmana. So this is required. Sthane sthitaḥ sruti-gatam tanu-vah-manobhiḥ. With great attention, body, mind and words, intelligence-with everything-one must hear. (More...)

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Those who are pure devotees-avyabhicareni, anyabhilasita-sūnyam jnana-karmady-anavrtam [Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu ], such persons are above this material infection. So therefore he doesn't require to accept sannyasa or brahmacari. He doesn't. These are gradual processes, to come to the varnasrama system, then accept the varna and asramas: brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya, sūdra, brahmacari, grhastha, vanaprastha. This is called varnasrama system. But this is the beginning of human life. One who does not take to this system, he's animal, because animal, there is no such system. And because in this age the varnasrama is not observed, therefore men are like animals. Dharmena hinaḥ pasubhiḥ samanaḥ. Dharma means this varnasrama-dharma. Catur-varnyam maya srstam guna-karma-vibhagasaḥ [Bg 4.13]. So if the human society does not accept dharma, then he's as good as animal. (More...)

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