Text 7] Lord Krsna Shows the Universal Form 89

in general must be guided to the destination or goal of life, and therefore
they must understand Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The
whole system of Vedic knowledge is based on this principle, but people
have lost the clue (na te viduh svdrtha-gatim hi visnum), and they are
simply pursuing sense gratification, with the risk of gliding down to a
lower grade of life (mrtyu-sarnsdra-vartmani). It doesn’t matter whether
one is born a braéhmana or not. No one is born a braéhmana; everyone is
born a Sidra. But by the guidance of a brahmana and by samskara, one
can become dvija, twice-born, and then gradually become a brahmana.
Brahmanism is not a system meant to create a monopoly for a particular
class of men. Everyone should be educated so as to become a brahmana.
At least there must be an opportunity to allow everyone to attain the
destination of life. Regardless of whether one is born in a brahmana
family, a ksatriya family or a Sidra family, one may be guided by a
proper brdhmana and be promoted to the highest platform of being a
Vaisnava. Thus the Krsna consciousness movement affords an oppor-
tunity to develop the right destiny for human society. Nanda Maharaja
took advantage of the opportunity of Gargamuni’s presence by request-
ing him to perform the necessary reformatory activities for his sons to
guide Them toward the destination of life.

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Sri-garga uvdca
yadiinam aham dacaryah
khyatas ca bhuvi sarvada
sutam maya samskrtam te
manyate devaki-sutam

Sri-gargah uvdca—Gargamuni said; yadinadm—of the Yadu dynasty;
aham—I am; dcdryah—the priestly guide, or purohita; khyadtah ca—
this is already known; bhuvi—everywhere; sarvadé—always; sutam—
the son; mayd—by me; sarskrtam—having undergone the purificatory
