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The Hellish Planets
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brāhmaṇa  or a Vaiṣṇava. Actually, one must come to the platform of a Vaiṣṇava. Then he automatically becomes a  brāhmaṇa . This can be done only if the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is spread, for we are trying to elevate everyone to the platform of Vaiṣṇava. As Kṛṣṇa says in  Bhagavad-gītā  (18.66),  sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja : “Abandon all other duties and simply surrender unto Me.” One must give up the occupational duties of a  śūdra ,  kṣatriya  or  vaiśya  and adopt the occupational duties of a Vaiṣṇava, which include the activities of a  brāhmaṇa . Kṛṣṇa explains this in  Bhagavad-gītā  (9.32):
māṁ hi pārtha vyapāśritya 
    ye 'pi syuḥ pāpa-yonayaḥ 
    striyo vaiśyās tathā śūdrās 
    te 'pi yānti parāṁ gatim
“O son of Pṛthā, those who take shelter in Me, though they be of lower birth—women,  vaiśyas  [merchants], as well as  śūdras  [workers]—can approach the supreme destination.” Human life is specifically meant for going back home, back to Godhead. That facility should be given to everyone, whether one be a  śūdra , a  vaiśya , a woman or a  kṣatriya . This is the purpose of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. However, if one is satisfied to remain a  śūdra , he must suffer as described in this verse:  tad evātibībhatsitam aśnanti .
TEXT 24
ये. त्विह वै श्वगर्दभपतयो ब्रह्मणादयो मृगयाविहारा अतीर्थे च 
    मृगान्निमन्ति तानपि सम्परेताँल्लक्ष्यभूतान् य मपुरुषाइषुभिर्विध्यन्ति॥२४॥
ye tv iha vai śva-gardabha-patayo brāhmaṇādayo mṛgayā vihārā 
    atīrthe ca mṛgān nighnanti tān api samparetāl lakṣya-bhūtān yama- 
    puruṣā iṣubhir vidhyanti.
ye—those who; tu—but; iha—in this life; vai—or; śva—of dogs; 
    gardabha—and asses; patayaḥ—maintainers; brāhmaṇa-ādayaḥ— 
    brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas and vaiśyas; mṛgayā vihārāḥ—taking pleasure in