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The Process of Devotional Service
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TEXT 26
ठांति नर्नी अमौ यनि कुक्कु नाकि छुज़ा ।।
স্বাকর্ষ করিডে শে রৌন্নবে পড়ি মজে ৮ ২৬ ৮ ।
cāri varņāśramī yadi krṣṇa nāhi bhaje svakarma karite se raurave padi’ maje
SYNONYMS
cāri varṇa-āśramī  —followers of the four social and spiritual orders of life;  yaḍi  —if;  kṛṣṇa —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  nāhi  —not;  bhaje —serve;  sva-karma karite —performing his duty in life;  se —that person;  raurave —in a hellish condition;  paḍi' —falling down;  maje —becomes immersed.
TRANSLATION
“The followers of the varṇāśrama institution accept the regulative principles of the four social orders [brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya and śūdra] and four spiritual orders [brahmacarya, gṛhastha, vānaprastha and sannyāsa]. However, if one carries out the regulative principles of these orders but does not render transcendental service to Kṛṣṇa, he falls into the hellish condition of material life.
PURPORT
One may be a  brāhmaṇa ,  kṣatriya ,  vaiśya  or  śūdra , or one may perfectly follow the spiritual principles of  brahmacarya ,  gṛhastha ,  vānaprastha  and  sannyāsa , but ultimately one falls down into a hellish condition unless one becomes a devotee. Without developing one's dormant Kṛṣṇa consciousness, one cannot be factually elevated. The regulative principles of  varṇāśrama-dharma  in themselves are insufficient for attainment of the highest perfection. That is confirmed in the following two quotations from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.5.2-3).
TEXT 27
মুথবাহ্কপাদেভ্যঃ পুরুষস্তাষ্র্তৈমঃ সহ ।।
চত্বারো জক্ষিণ্নে বর্ণ। গুটেবিপ্রাদয়: পৃথক ॥ ২৭ ॥
mukha-bāhūru-pādebhyaḥ 
    puruṣasyāśramaiḥ saha 
    catvāro jajñire varṇā 
    guṇair viprādayaḥ pṛthak