862 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 22
raksati smavyayo devah
sa yah sad-asad-atmakah

atah—hence; hi—certainly; anyonyam—each other; dtmanam-—the self;
brahma—the brahmanas; ksatram—the ksatriyas; ca—and; raksatah—protect;
raksati sma—protects ; avyayah—immutable; devah—the Lord; sah—He; yah —
who; sat-asat-atmakah—the form of the cause and effect.

TRANSLATION

That is why the brahmanas and ksatriyas protect each other, as well as
themselves; and the Lord Himself, who is both the cause and effect and is
yet immutable, protects them through each other.

PURPORT

The entire social structure of varna and asrama is a cooperative system
meant to uplift all to the highest platform of spiritual realization. The
brahmanas are intended to be protected by the ksatriyas, and the ksatriyas
also are intended to be enlightened by the brahmanas. When the brahmanas
and ksatriyas cooperate nicely, the other subordinate divisions, the vaisyas,
or mercantile people, and the sudras, or laborer class, automatically
flourish. The entire elaborate system of Vedic society was therefore based
on the importance of the brahmanas and ksatriyas. The Lord is the real
protector, but He is unattached to the affairs of protection. He creates
brahmanas for the protection of the ksatriyas, and ksatriyas are created
for the protection of the brahmanas. He remains aloof from all activities;
therefore, He is called nirvikara, without activity. He has nothing to do.
He is so great that He does not perform action personally, but His energies
act. The brahmanas and ksatriyas, and anything that we see, are different
energies acting upon one another.

Although individual souls are all different, the Superself or Supersoul is
the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Individually one’s self may differ
from others in certain qualities and may engage in different activities, such
as those of a brahmana, ksatriya or vaisya, but when there is complete
cooperation among different individual souls, the Supreme Personality of
Godhead as Supersoul, Paramatma, being one in every individual soul, is
pleased and gives them all protection. As stated before, the brahmanas are
produced from the mouth of the Lord, and the ksatriyas are produced
from the chest or arms of the Lord. If the different castes or social sections,
although apparently differently occupied in different activities, neverthe-
less act in full cooperation, then the Lord is pleased. This is the idea of the
