Text 27] The Perfect Society: Four Social Classes
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vaṇas  and four  āśramas , but in  vaṇa-saṅkara  society there are no such distinctions, and no one can know who is who. In such a society, no one can distinguish between a  brāhmaṇa , a  kṣatriya , a  vaiśya  and a  śūdra . For peace and happiness in the material world, the  vaṇāśrama  institution must be introduced. The symptoms of one's activities must be defined, and one must be educated accordingly. Then spiritual advancement will automatically be possible.
TEXTS 26-27
संमार्जनोपलेपाभ्यां गृहमण्डनवर्तनैः । 
    स्वयं च मण्डिता नित्यं परिमृष्टपरिच्छदा ॥२६॥ 
    कामैरुच्चावचैः साध्वी प्रश्रयेण दमेन च । 
    वाक्यैःसत्यैः प्रियैः प्रेम्णा काले काले भजेत् पतिम् ॥ २७ ॥
sammārjanopalepābhyām 
    gṛha-maṇḍana-vartanaiḥ 
    svayam ca maṇḍitā nityam 
    parimṛṣṭa-paricchadā
kāmair uccāvacaiḥ sādhvī 
    praśrayeṇa damena ca 
    vākyaiḥ satyaiḥ priyaiḥ premṇā 
    kāle kāle bhajet patim
sammārjana —by cleaning;  upalepābhyām —by smearing with water or other cleansing liquids;  gṛha —the household;  maṇḍana —decorating;  vartanaiḥ —remaining at home and engaged in such duties;  svayam —personally;  ca —also;  maṇḍitā —finely dressed;  nityam —always;  parimṛṣṭa —cleansed;  paricchadā —garments and household utensils;  kāmaiḥ —according to the desires of the husband;  ucca-avacaiḥ —both great and small;  sādhvī —a chaste woman;  praśrayeṇa —with modesty;  damena —by controlling the senses;  ca —also;  vākyaiḥ —by speech;  satyaiḥ —truthful;  priyaiḥ —very pleasing;  premṇā —with love;  kāle kāle —at appropriate times;  bhajet —should worship;  patim —her husband.