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Imported quote 13574 The brahmanas and Vaisnavas are personally glorified by their characteristic powers of tolerance, penance, knowledge and education. By dint of all these spiritual assets, Vaisnavas are more powerful than royalty. It is therefore advised that the princely order not exhibit its material prowess before these two communities and should avoid offending them.
(More...) Imported quote 16782 First-class men, let them become scholars, philosophers, preachers, instructors, brahminical business. Pathana pathana yajana yajana dana pratigrahaḥ. These are the six businesses for the brahmana class. They should be highly educated, pathana, highly learned; and pathana, and they should educate others also. But if he is not educated, how he will educate others? Pathana pathana yajana yajana. He should be worshiper of the Supreme Lord, yajana; and yajana, he should instruct others also.
(More...) Imported quote 18385 So here it is said, pasyanti te me rucirany amba santaḥ. "They can see Me, santaḥ." Not these rascals and fools. They cannot see. Naham prakasaḥ sarvasya yoga-maya-samavrtaḥ [Bg 7.25], Bhagavan says in the Bhagavad-gita, that "I am not exposed to these fools and rascals, nondevotees." Why I say "fools and rascals" to the nondevotees? I am not saying; Krsna says. Na mam duskrtino mūḍhaḥ prapadyante naradhamaḥ [Bg 7.15].
(More...) Imported quote 24076 The Vedas are My eternal transcendental sound incarnation. Therefore the Vedas are sabda-brahma. In this world, the brahmanas thoroughly study all the Vedas, and because they assimilate the Vedic conclusions, they are also to be considered the Vedas personified. The brahmanas are situated in the supreme transcendental mode of nature-sattva-guna. Because of this, they are fixed in mind control [sama], sense control [dama], and truthfulness [satya]. They describe the Vedas in their original sense, and out of mercy [anugraha] they preach the purpose of the Vedas to all conditioned souls. They practice penance [tapasya] and tolerance [titiksa], and they realize the position of the living entity and the Supreme Lord [anubhava]. These are the eight qualifications of the brahmanas. Therefore among all living entities, no one is superior to the brahmanas.
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