Text 33] Creation of the Universal Form 249

brahmanas were exempt from paying income tax or land revenue. That
system of human society was so nice that there were no political, social
and economic upheavals. The different castes or varna classifications are
therefore essential for maintaining a peaceful human society.

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padbhyam bhagavato jajiie
susrusa dharma-siddhaye

tasyam jatah pura sudro
yad-urttya tusyate harth

padbhyam—from the legs; bhagavatah—of the Personality of Godhead;
jajfie—became manifested; susrusa—service; dharma—occupational duty;
siddhaye—for the matter of; tasyam—in that; jatah—being generated; pura—
formerly; sudrah—the servitors; yat-urltyd—the occupation by which;
tusyate—becomes satisfied; harih—the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter service manifested from the legs of the Personality of
Godhead for the sake of perfecting the religious function. Situated on the
legs are the siidras, who satisfy the Lord by service.

PURPORT

Service is the real constitutional occupation of all living entities. The
living entities are meant to render service to the Lord, and they can attain
religious perfection’ by this service attitude. One cannot attain religious
perfection simply by speculating to attain theoretical knowledge. The
jfani division of spiritualists go on speculating only to distinguish the soul
from matter, but they have no information of the activities of the soul
after being liberated by knowledge. It is said that' persons who only
mentally speculate to know things as they are and who do not engage in
the transcendental loving service of the Lord are simply wasting their time.

It is clearly said here that the principle of service was generated from
the legs of the Lord for the sake of perfecting the religious process, but
this transcendental service is different from the idea of service in the
material world. In the material world, no one wants to be a servant; every-
one wants to become the master because false mastership is the basic
