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The Appearance of Lord Varāha
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Svāyambhuva was very encouraging. From the material point of view, the four sages' disobedience to the order of their father was certainly abominable. but because such disobedience was for a higher purpose, they were free from the reaction of disobedience. Those who disobey their fathers on material grounds, however, are surely subjected to disciplinary reaction for such disobedience. Manu's obedience to his father on material grounds was certainly free from envy, and in the material world it is imperative for ordinary men to follow the example of Manu.
TEXT 11
स त्वमस्यामपत्यानि सदृशान्यात्मनो गुणैः । उत्पाद्य शास धर्मेण गां यज्ञैः पुरुषं यज ॥११॥
sa tvam asyām apatyāni sadṛśāny ātmano guṇaiḥ utpādya śāsa dharmeṇa gām yajñaiḥ puruṣam yaja
saḥ—therefore that obedient son; tvam—as you are; asyām—in her; apatyāni—children; sadṛśāni—equally qualified; ātmanaḥ—of yourself; guṇaiḥ—with the characteristics; utpādya—having begotten; śāsa—rule; dharmeṇa—on the principles of devotional service; gām—the world; yajñaiḥ—by sacrifices; puruṣam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; yaja—worship.
TRANSLATION
Since you are my very obedient son, I ask you to beget children qualified like yourself in the womb of your wife. Rule the world in pursuance of the principles of devotional service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and thus worship the Lord by performances of yajña.
PURPORT
The purpose of the material creation by Brahmā is clearly described herein. Every human being should beget nice children in the womb of his wife, as a sacrifice for the purpose of worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead in devotional service. In the  Viṣṇu Purāṇa  it is stated:
varṇāśramācāra-vatā puruṣeṇa paraḥ pumān viṣṇur ārādhyate panthā nānyat tat-toṣa-kāraṇam
“One can worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead,  Viṣṇu , by proper discharge of the principles of  varṇa  and  āśrama . There is no alternative to