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Lord Kṛṣṇa Shows the Universal Form
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in general must be guided to the destination or goal of life, and therefore they must understand Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The whole system of Vedic knowledge is based on this principle, but people have lost the clue ( na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇum ), and they are simply pursuing sense gratification, with the risk of gliding down to a lower grade of life ( mṛtyu-saṁsāra-vartmani ). It doesn't matter whether one is born a  brāhmaṇa  or not. No one is born a  brāhmaṇa ; everyone is born a  śūdra . But by the guidance of a  brāhmaṇa  and by  saṁskāra , one can become  dvija , twice-born, and then gradually become a  brāhmaṇa . Brahmanism is not a system meant to create a monopoly for a particular class of men. Everyone should be educated so as to become a  brāhmaṇa . At least there must be an opportunity to allow everyone to attain the destination of life. Regardless of whether one is born in a  brāhmaṇa  family, a  kṣatriya  family or a  śūdra  family, one may be guided by a proper  brāhmaṇa  and be promoted to the highest platform of being a Vaiṣṇava. Thus the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement affords an opportunity to develop the right destiny for human society. Nanda Mahārāja took advantage of the opportunity of Gargamuni's presence by requesting him to perform the necessary reformatory activities for his sons to guide Them toward the destination of life.
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श्रीगर्ग उवाच
यदूनामहमाचार्यः ख्यातश्च भुवि सर्वदा । सुतं मया संस्कृतं ते मन्यते देवकीसुतम् ॥ ७ ॥
śrī-garga uvāca yadūnām aham ācāryaḥ khyātaś ca bhuvi sarvadā sutaṁ mayā saṁskṛtaṁ te manyate devakī-sutam
śrī-gargaḥ uvāca—Gargamuni said; yadūnām—of the Yadu dynasty; aham—I am; ācāryaḥ—the priestly guide, or purohita; khyātaḥ ca—this is already known; bhuvi—everywhere; sarvadā—always; sutam—the son; mayā—by me; saṁskṛtaṁ—having undergone the purificatory