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is a spiritual identity, and therefore his occupational duty is also
spiritual. The real dharma is that which is advised in Bhagavad-gita:
sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekarh Saranam vraja. One must give up
one’s material occupational duties, just as one must give up his material
body. Whatever one’s occupational duty, even according to the
varndsrama system, one must give it up and engage in one’s spiritual
function. One’s real dharma, or occupational duty, is explained by Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Jivera ‘svariipa’ haya—krsnera ‘nitya-dasa’:
every living being is an eternal servant of Krsna. That is one’s real oc-
cupational duty.

TEXT 52
qind a ard a fad aragaa:|
MeN. Us WSAAATT NI

dharmam arthari ca kamam ca
nitararh cdnupirvasah

prahradayocati. rajan
prasritdvanataya ca

dharmam—mundane occupational duty; artham—economic develop-
ment; ca—and; kaémam—sense gratification; ca—and; nitaram—
always; ca—and; anupirvasah—according to order, or from the begin-
ning to the end; prahradaéya—unto Prahlada Maharaja; icatuh—they
spoke; rdjan—O King; prasrita—who was humble; avanataya—and
submissive; ca—also.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, Sanda and Amarka systematically and unceasingly
taught Prahlada Maharaja, who was very submissive and humble,
about mundane religion, economic development and _ sense
gratification.

PURPORT

There are four processes for human society—dharma, artha, kama
and moksa—and they culminate in liberation. Human society must
