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Nārada Muni Cursed by Prajāpati Dakṣa
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serpents, takes birth of a father and mother. Therefore, getting a material father and mother is not a problem. In every form of life, birth after birth, the living entity gets a father and mother. In human society, however, if one is satisfied with his material father and mother and their instructions and does not make further progress by accepting a spiritual master and being educated in the  śāstras , he certainly remains in darkness. The material father and mother are important only if they are interested in educating their son to become free from the clutches of death. As instructed by Rṣabhadeva ( Bhāg.  5.5.18):  pitā na sa syāj jananī na sā syāt/ na mocayed yaḥ samupeta-mṛtyum.  One should not strive to become a mother or father if one cannot save one's dependent son from the impending danger of death. A parent who does not know how to save his son has no value because such fathers and mothers may be had in any form of life, even among the cats, dogs and so on. Only a father and mother who can elevate their son to the spiritual platform are bona fide parents. Therefore according to the Vedic system it is said,  janmanā jāyate śūdraḥ : one is born of a material father and mother as a  śūdra . The purpose of life, however, is to become a  brāhmaṇa , a first-class man.
A first-class intelligent man is called a  brāhmaṇa  because he knows the Supreme Brahman, the Absolute Truth. According to the Vedic instructions,  tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum evābhigacchet : to know this science, one must approach a bona fide  guru , a spiritual master who will initiate the disciple with the sacred thread so that he may understand the Vedic knowledge.  Janmanā jāyate śūdraḥ saṁskārād dhi bhaved dvijaḥ.  Becoming a  brāhmaṇa  through the endeavor of a bona fide spiritual master is called  saṁskāra . After initiation, one is engaged in study of the  śāstra , which teaches the student how to gain release from materialistic life and return home, back to Godhead.
The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is teaching this higher knowledge of retiring from materialistic life to return to Godhead, but unfortunately many parents are not very satisfied with this movement. Aside from the parents of our students, many businessmen are also dissatisfied because we teach our students to abandon intoxication, meat-eating, illicit sex and gambling. If the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement spreads, the so-called businessmen will have to close their slaughterhouses, breweries and cigarette factories. Therefore they are