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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 10, Ch. 8]
TEXT 10
श्रीनन्द उवाच
अलक्षितोऽसिन् रहसि मामकैरपि गोत्रजे । कुरु द्विजातिसंस्कारं स्वस्तिवाचनपूर्वकम् ॥१०॥
śrī-nanda uvāca alakṣito 'smin rahasi māmakair api go-vraje kuru dvijāti-saṁskāraṁ svasti-vācana-pūrvakam
śrī-nandaḥ uvāca—Nanda Mahārāja said (to Gargamuni);  alakṣitaḥ —without Kaṁsa's knowledge;  asmin —in this cow shed;  rahasi —in a very solitary place;  māmakaiḥ —even by my relatives;  api —a still more secluded place;  go-vraje —in the cow shed;  kuru —just execute;  dvijāti-saṁskāraṁ —the purificatory process of second birth ( saṁskārād bhaved dvijaḥ );  svasti-vācana-pūrvakam —by chanting the Vedic hymns to perform the purificatory process.
TRANSLATION
Nanda Mahārāja said: My dear great sage, if you think that your performing this process of purification will make Kaṁsa suspicious, then secretly chant the Vedic hymns and perform the purifying process of second birth here in the cow shed of my house, without the knowledge of anyone else, even my relatives, for this process of purification is essential.
PURPORT
Nanda Mahārāja did not like the idea of avoiding the purificatory process. Despite the many obstacles, he wanted to take advantage of Gargamuni's presence and do what was needed. The purificatory process is essential specifically for  brāhmaṇas ,  kṣatriyas  and  vaiśyas . Therefore, since Nanda Mahārāja presented himself as a  vaiśya , this process of purification was essential. Formerly, such institutional activities were compulsory.  Cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ