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The Perfect Society: Four Social Classes
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TEXT 3
मवान्प्रजापतेः साक्षादत्मजः परमेष्ठिनः । सुतानां सम्मतो ब्रह्मस्तपोयोगसमाधिभिः ॥ ३ ॥
bhavān prajāpateḥ sākṣād ātmajaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ sutānāṁ sammato brahmaṁs tapo-yoga-samādhibhiḥ
bhavān —Your Lordship;  prajāpateḥ —of Prajāpati (Lord Brahmā);  sākṣāt —directly;  ātma-jaḥ —the son;  parameṣṭhinaḥ —of the supreme person within this universe (Lord Brahmā);  sutānāṁ —of all the sons;  sammataḥ —agreed upon as the best;  brahman —O best of the  brāhmaṇas ;  tapaḥ —by austerity;  yoga —by mystic practice;  samādhibhiḥ —and by trance or meditation (in all respects, you are the best).
TRANSLATION
O best of the  brāhmaṇas , you are directly the son of Prajāpati [Lord Brahmā]. Because of your austerities, mystic yoga and trance, you are considered the best of all of Lord Brahmā's sons.
TEXT 4
नारायणपरा विप्रा धर्मं गुह्यं परं विदुः । कल्याः साधवः शान्तास्त्वद्विधा न तथापरे ॥ ४ ॥
nārāyaṇa-parā viprā dharmaṁ guhyaṁ paraṁ viduḥ karuṇāḥ sādhavaḥ śāntās tvad-vidhā na tathāpare
nārāyaṇa-parāḥ —those who are always devoted to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa;  viprāḥ —the best of the  brāhmaṇas ;  dharmaṁ —religious principle;  guhyaṁ —the most confidential;  paraṁ —supreme;  viduḥ —know;  karuṇāḥ —such persons are very