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Indra Offends Brhaspati
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It does not matter whether one is a  brāhmaṇa ,  śūdra ,  gṛhastha  or  san-nyāsī . These are all material designations. A spiritually advanced person has nothing to do with such designations. Therefore, if one is advanced in the science of  Kṛṣṇa  consciousness, regardless of his position in human society, he may become a spiritual master.
TEXT 34
श्रीऋषिरुवाच
अभ्यर्थितः सुरगणैः पौरहित्ये महातपाः ।
स विश्वरूपस्तानाह प्रसन्नः स्फुट्या गिरा ॥३४॥
śrī-ṛṣir uvāca abhyarthitaḥ sura-gaṇaiḥ paurahitye mahā-tapāḥ sa viśvarūpas tān āha prasannaḥ ślakṣṇayā girā
śrī-ṛṣiḥ uvāca—Śukadeva Gosvāmi continued to speak;  abh-yarthitaḥ —being requested;  sura-gaṇaiḥ —by the demigods;  paurahitye —in accepting the priesthood;  mahā-tapāḥ —highly advanced in austerity and penances;  saḥ —he;  viśvarūpaḥ —Viśvarūpa;  tān —to the demigods;  āha —spoke;  prasannaḥ —being satisfied;  ślakṣṇayā —sweet;  girā —with words.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmi continued: When all the demigods requested the great Viśvarūpa to be their priest, Viśvarūpa, who was advanced in austerities, was very pleased. He replied to them as follows.
TEXT 35
श्रीविश्वरूप उवाच
विगर्हितं
धर्मशीलैर्यज्ञचर्उपन्ययम् ।
कथं नु मद्विधो नाथा लोकेशैरभियाचितम् ।
प्रत्याख्यास्यति तच्छिष्यः स एव स्वार्थ उच्यते ॥३५॥