856 Srimad-Bhagavatam [ Canto 3, Ch. 21
TRANSLATION
If you gave up all thought of the world’s situation, unrighteousness
would flourish, for men who hanker only after money would be unop-
posed. Such miscreants would attack, and the world would perish.
PURPORT
Because the scientific division of four varnas and four asramas is now
being extinguished, the entire world is being governed by unwanted men
who have no training in religion, politics or social order, and it is in a very
deplorable condition. In the institution of four varnas and four asramas
there are regular training principles for the different classes of men. Just as,
in the modern age, there is a necessity for engineers, medical practitioners
and electricians and they are properly trained.in different scientific insti-
tutions, similarly, in former times, the higher social orders, namcly the
intelligent class (the brahmanas), the ruling class (the ksatriyas), and the
mercantile class (the vaisyas), were properly trained. Bhagavad-gita describes
the duties of the brahmanas, ksatriyas, vaigyas and sudras. When there is no
such training, one simply claims that because he is born in a brahmana or
ksatriya family, he is therefore a brahmana or a ksatriya, even though he
performs the duties of a sudra. Such undue claims to being a higher caste
man make the system of scientific social orders into a caste system, com-
pletely degrading the original system. Thus society is now in chaos, and
there is neither peace nor prosperity. lt is clearly stated herein that unless
there is the vigilance of a strong king, impious, unqualified men will claim
a certain status in society, and that will make the social order perish.
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athapi preche tvam vira
yad-artham tvam thagatah
tad vayam nirvyalikena
pratipadyamahe hrda
athapi—in spite of all this; preche—I ask; tuaém—you; vira—O valiant
King; yat-artham—the purpose; tuam—you; tha—hcre; dgatah—have come;
tat—that; vayam—we; nirvyalikena—without reservation; pralipadyamahe—
we shall carry out; hrda—with heart and soul.
