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Instructions by Mahārāja Pṛthu
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or understanding the Vedic knowledge is to find Kṛṣṇa, one who follows the Vedic principles as described above can from the very beginning see all the features of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Absolute Truth, very distinctly, as one can see his own face completely reflected in a clear mirror. The conclusion is, therefore, that a  brāhmaṇa  does not become a  brāhmaṇa  simply because he is a living entity or is born in a  brāhmaṇa  family; he must possess all the qualities mentioned in the  śāstras  and practice the brahminical principles in his life. Thus he ultimately becomes a fully Kṛṣṇa conscious person and can understand what Kṛṣṇa is. How a devotee continuously sees Kṛṣṇa face to face within his heart is described in the  Brahma-saṁhitā  as follows:
premāñjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena santaḥ sadaiva hṛdayeṣu vilokayanti yaṁ śyāmasundaram acintya-guṇa-svarūpaṁ govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
The devotee, by development of pure love for Kṛṣṇa, constantly sees the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is known as Śyāmasundara, within his heart. That is the perfectional stage of brahminical culture.
TEXT 43
तेषामहं
पादसरोजरेणु-
मायां
बहेयाधिकिरीटमायुः ।
यं नित्यदा बिभ्रत आशु पापं
नश्यत्यमुं सर्वगुणा मजन्ति ॥४३॥
teṣām ahaṁ pāda-saroja-reṇum
āryā vaheyādhikirīṭam āyuḥ
yaṁ nityadā bibhrata āśu pāpaṁ
naśyaty amuṁ sarva-guṇā bhajanti
teṣām —of all of them;  aham —I;  pāda —feet;  saroja —lotus;  reṇum —dust;  āryāḥ —O respectable persons;  vaheya —shall bear;  adhi —up to;  kirīṭam —helmet;  āyuḥ —up to the end of life;  yam —which;  nityadā —always;  bibhrataḥ —carrying;  āśu —very soon;  pāpam —sinful activities;  naśyati —are vanquished;  amum —all those;  sarva-guṇāḥ —fully qualified;  bhajanti —worship.
TRANSLATION
O respectable personalities present here, I beg the blessings of all of you that I may perpetually carry on my crown the dust of the lotus feet of such