36 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 11
strongly warn against creating varna-sarkara population. When there is
varna-sankara population, the people cannot be properly controlled for
peace and prosperity, regardless of great legislative assemblies, parlia-
ments and similar bodies.
TEXT 14
frrerearaia — terwerafaae: |
Te AFA: HARTI TITS TTI? vl
viprasyadhyayanddini
sad-anyasydpratigrahah
rajiio vrttih praja-goptur
aviprad va karddibhih
viprasya—of the brahmana; adhyayana-ddini—reading the Vedas,
etc; sat—six (to study the Vedas, to teach the Vedas, to worship the
Deity, to teach others how to worship, to accept charity and to give
charity); anyasya—of those other than the bréhmanas (the ksatriyas);
apratigrahah—without accepting charity from others (the ksatriyas may
execute the five other occupational duties prescribed for the
bréhmanas); rajfiah—of the ksatriya; vrttih—the means of livelihood;
praja-goptuh —who maintain the subjects; aviprat—from those who are
not bréhmanas; va—or; kara-ddibhih—by levying revenue taxes,
customs duties, fines for punishment, etc.
TRANSLATION
For a brahmana there are six occupational duties. A ksatriya
should not accept charity, but he may perform the other five of
these duties. A king or ksatriya is not allowed to levy taxes on
brahmanas, but he may make his livelihood by levying minimal
taxes, customs duties, and penalty fines upon his other subjects.
PURPORT
Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura explains the position of brahmanas
and ksatriyas as follows. Brahmanas have six occupational duties, of
which three are compulsory —namely, studying the Vedas, worshiping
