Krṣṇa, the Ranchor
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In due time, the  brāhmaṇa  took his bath, accepted his meals and took to rest on a bedstead completely bedecked with soft silk. As he was resting, Lord Śrī Krṣṇa silently approached and, with great respect, put the  brāhmaṇa 's legs on His lap and began to massage them. In this way, Krṣṇa appeared before the  brāhmaṇa  and said, "My dear  brāhmaṇa , I hope that you are executing the religious principles without any difficulty and that your mind is always in a peaceful condition." Different classes of people in the social system are engaged in various professions, and when one inquires as to the well-being of a particular person, it must be done on the basis of that person's occupation. Therefore, when one inquires as to the welfare of a  brāhmaṇa , the questions should be worded according to his condition of life so as not to disturb him. A peaceful mind is the basis for becoming truthful, clean, equipoised, self-controlled and tolerant. Thus by attaining knowledge and knowing its practical application in life, one becomes convinced about the Absolute Truth. The  brāhmaṇa  knew Krṣṇa to be the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and still he accepted the respectful service of the Lord on the grounds of Vedic social convention. Lord Śrī Krṣṇa was playing just like a human being. Belonging to the  kṣatriya  division of the social system, and being a young boy, it was His duty to show respect to such a  brāhmaṇa .
Lord Krṣṇa continued: "O best of all the  brāhmaṇas , you should always remain satisfied because if a  brāhmaṇa  is always self-satisfied he will not deviate from his prescribed duties; and simply by sticking to one's prescribed duties, everyone, especially the  brāhmaṇas , can attain the highest perfection of all desires. Even if a person is as opulent as the King of heaven, Indra, if he is not satisfied he inevitably has to transmigrate from one planet to another. Such a person can never be happy under any circumstances; but if a person's mind is satisfied, even if he is bereft of his high position, he can be happy living anywhere and everywhere."
This instruction of Krṣṇa to the  brāhmaṇa  is very significant. The purport is that a true  brāhmaṇa  should not be disturbed in any situation. In this modern age of Kali-yuga, the so-called  brāhmaṇas  have accepted the abominable position of the  śūdras  or less than  śūdras  and still want to pass as qualified  brāhmaṇas . Actually, a qualified  brāhmaṇa  always sticks to his own duties and never accepts those of a  śūdra  or of one less than a  śūdra . It is advised in the authorized scriptures that a  brāhmaṇa  may, under awkward circumstances, accept the profession of a  kṣatriya  or even a  vaiśya , but never is he to accept the profession of a  śūdra . Lord Krṣṇa declared that a  brāhmaṇa  should never be disturbed by any adverse conditions of life if he scrupulously sticks to his religious principles. In