# Lecture [partially recorded]

*Type: Lectures and Addresses Dated: April 2nd 1972 Location: Sydney Audio file: 720402LE.SYD.mp3*

Prabhupāda: So if one becomes a Vaiṣṇava under the principles of Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he can be lifted at once from any abominable condition, *śvapacaṁ variṣṭham* SB 7.9.10. Just like *śvapacam,* the dog-eater, he becomes *variṣṭham,* better than a *brāhmaṇa.* Because why? Because he is a devotee.

So unless one becomes devotee, one has to follow this *varṇāśrama-dharma.* This is the idea. Caitanya Mahāprabhu is speaking from the devotional platform. He did not say when He was actually acting as a *brāhmaṇa* in Navadvīpa. But when He realized... He is realized always, but as *ācārya,* He says that when one becomes Vaiṣṇava, *gopī-bhartuḥ...* What is the quali... *Gopī-bhartuḥ pada-kamalayor dāsa-dāsānudāsaḥ* Cc. Madhya 13.80. He says, "I am not a *brāhmaṇa.*" Then the next question is, "What You are?" He says, *gopī-bhartuḥ pada-kamalayor dāsa-dāsānudāsaḥ:* "I am the servant of the servant of the servant of Kṛṣṇa."

So when one is realized in that way, that "I am eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa," he does not require to be a *brāhmaṇa* or *śūdra.* He transcends. He is postgraduate. So, so long he does not realize that, he has to follow the *varṇāśrama-dharma.* Otherwise, he is not civilized. They are *mleccha, yavanas.* The most abominable, *śvapacam,* most abominable. Is that clear? Yes. [end]