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Lord Krṣṇa's Entrance in Dvārakā
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organized effort to turn the citizens into devotees of the Lord, and thus all good qualities of the denizens of heaven will overtake them in their own way. On the other hand, those who are nondevotees have no good qualifications whatsoever, however they may be materially advanced. The difference is that the devotees of the Lord are on the path of liberation, whereas the nondevotees are on the path of further entanglement in material bondage. The criterion of advancement of civilization is whether the people are educated and advanced on the path of salvation.
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नटनर्तकगन्धर्वाः सूतमागधरन्दिनः । गायन्ति चोत्तमश्लोकचरितान्यद्भुतानि च ॥२०॥
naṭa-nartaka-gandharvāḥ sūta-māgadha-vandinaḥ gāyanti cottamaśloka- caritāny adbhutāni ca
naṭa —dramatists;  nartaka —dancers;  gandharvāḥ —celestial singers;  sūta —professional historians;  māgadha —professional genealogists;  vandinaḥ —professional learned speakers;  gāyanti —all ejaculating;  ca —respectively;  uttama-ślokaḥ —the Supreme Lord;  caritāni —activities;  adbhutāni —all superhuman;  ca —and.
TRANSLATION
Expert dramatists, artists, dancers, singers, historians, genealogists and learned speakers all gave their respective contributions, being inspired by the superhuman pastimes of the Lord. Thus they proceeded on and on.
PURPORT
It appears that 5,000 years ago the society also needed the services of the dramatists, artists, dancers, singers, historians, genealogists, public speakers, etc. Dancers, singers and dramatic artists mostly hailed from the  śūdra  community, whereas the learned historians, genealogists and public speakers hailed from the  brāhmaṇa  community. All of them belonged to a particular caste, and they became so trained in their respective families. Such dramatists, dancers, singers, historians, genealogists and