Text 27] The Perfect Society: Four Social Classes 47
varnas and four aSramas, but in varna-sankara society there are no such
distinctions, and no one can know who is who. In such a society, no one
can distinguish between a bréhmana, a ksatriya, a vaisya and a Sidra.
For peace and happiness in the material world, the varndsrama institu-
tion must be introduced. The symptoms of one’s activities must be
defined, and one must be educated accordingly. Then spiritual advance-
ment will automatically be possible.
TEXTS 26-27
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sammarjanopalepabhyam
grha-mandana-vartanaih
svayam ca mandita nityam
parimrsta-paricchada
kamair uccdvacaih sadhvi
prasrayena damena ca
vakyaih satyaih priyaih premna
kdle kale bhajet patim
sammarjana—by cleaning; upalepadbhyam—by smearing with water
or other cleansing liquids; grha—the household; mandana—decorating;
vartanaih—remaining at home and engaged in such duties; svayam—
personally; ca—also; mandita—finely dressed; nityam—always;
parimrsta—cleansed; paricchada—garments and household utensils;
kamaih—according to the desires of the husband; ucca-avacaih—both
great and small; sadhvi—a chaste woman; prasrayena—with modesty;
damena—by controlling the senses; ca—also; vakyaih—by speech;
satyaih—truthful; priyaih—very pleasing; premna—with love; kdle
kale—at appropriate times; bhajet—should worship; patim—her hus-
band.
