Text 22] The Perfect Society: Four Social Classes
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kṣāntiḥ —forgiveness (being unagitated by anger);  ārjavam —simplicity;  jñānam —knowledge;  dayā —mercy;  acyuta-ātmatvam —accepting oneself as an eternal servant of the Lord;  satyam —truthfulness;  ca —also;  brahma-lakṣaṇam —the symptoms of a  brāhmaṇa .
TRANSLATION
The symptoms of a  brāhmaṇa  are control of the mind, control of the senses, austerity and penance, cleanliness, satisfaction, forgiveness, simplicity, knowledge, mercy, truthfulness, and complete surrender to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
PURPORT
In the institution of  varṇāśrama-dharma , the symptoms of a  brāhmaṇa ,  kṣatriya ,  vaiśya ,  śūdra ,  brahmacārī ,  gṛhastha ,  vānaprastha , and  sannyāsī  are all described. The ultimate aim is  acyutātmatvam —to think always of the Supreme Personality of Godhead,  Kṛṣṇa , or  Viṣṇu . To make advancement in  Kṛṣṇa  consciousness, one has to become a  brāhmaṇa , with the above-mentioned symptoms.
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शौर्यं वीर्यं धृतिस्तेजस्त्यागश्चात्मजयः क्षमा ।
ब्रह्मण्यता प्रसादश्च सत्यं च क्षत्रलक्षणम् ॥२२॥
śauryam vīryam dhṛtis tejas tyāgaś cātmajayaḥ kṣamā brahmaṇyatā prasādaś ca satyam ca kṣatra-lakṣaṇam
śauryam —power in battle;  vīryam —being unconquerable;  dhṛtiḥ —patience (even in reverses, a  kṣatriya  is very grave);  tejaḥ —ability to defeat others;  tyāgaḥ —giving charity;  ca —and;  ātma-jayaḥ —not being overwhelmed by bodily necessities;  kṣamā —forgiveness;  brahmaṇyatā —faithfulness to the brahminical principles;  prasādaḥ —jolliness in any condition of life;  ca —and;  satyam ca —and truthfulness;  kṣatra-lakṣaṇam —these are the symptoms of a  kṣatriya .