TEXT 24
sudrasya sannatih saucam
seva svaminy amayaya
amantra-yajno hy asteyam
satyam go-vipra-raksanam
SYNONYMS
sudrasyaof the sudra (the fourth grade of man in society, the worker); sannatihobedience to the higher classes (the brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas); saucamcleanliness; sevaservice; svaminito the master who maintains him; amayayawithout duplicity; amantra-yajnahperformance of sacrifices simply by offering obeisances (without mantras); hicertainly; asteyampracticing not to steal; satyamtruthfulness; gocows; viprabrahmanas; raksanamprotecting.
TRANSLATION
Offering obeisances to the higher sections of society [the brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas], being always very clean, being free from duplicity, serving ones master, performing sacrifices without uttering mantras, not stealing, always speaking the truth and giving all protection to the cows and brahmanasthese are the symptoms of the sudra.
PURPORT
It is everyones experience that workers or servants are generally accustomed to stealing. A first-class servant is one who does not steal. Here it is recommended that a first-class sudra must remain very clean, must not steal or speak lies, and must always render service to his master. A sudra may attend sacrifices and Vedic ritualistic ceremonies along with his master, but he should not utter the mantras, for these may be uttered only by the members of the higher sections of society. Unless one is completely pure and has been raised to the standard of a brahmana, ksatriya or vaisyain other words, unless one is dvija, twice-bornthe chanting of mantras will not be fruitful.
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