Text 44] Lord Brahma Satisfies Lord Siva 199

aaa stesafiara aaa
TAMA: ATI TAM: vel

tvam eva dharmartha-dughabhipattaye
daksena sutrena sasarjithadhvaram
tvayaiva loke vasitas ca setavo
yan brahmanah sraddadhate dhrta-vratah

tvam—your lordship; eva—certainly; dharma-artha-dugha—benefit de-
rived from religion and economic development; abhipattaye—for their
protection; daksena—by Daksa; siitrena— making him the cause; sasarjitha—
created; adhvaram—sacrifices; tuaya—by you; eva—certainly; loke—in this
world; avasitah—regulated; ca—and; setavah—respect for the varndsrama
institution; yan— which; brahmanah—the brahmanas; sraddadhate—respect
very much; dhrta-vratah—taking it as vow.

TRANSLATION

My dear lord, your lordship has introduced the system of sacrifices
through the agency of Daksa and thus one may derive the benefits of reli-
gious activities and economic development. Under your regulative principles,
the institution of the four varnas and asramas is respected. The brahmanas
therefore vow to follow this system strictly.

PURPORT

The Vedic system of varna and Gsrama is never to be neglected because
these divisions are created by the Supreme Lord Himself for the upkeep of
social and religious order in human society. The brahmanas, as the intelli-
gent class of men in society, must be avowed to steadily respect this
regulative principle. The tendency in this age of Kali to make a classless
society and not observe the principles of varna and asrama is a manifesta-
tion of an impossible dream. Destruction of the social and spiritual orders
will not bring fulfillment of the idea of a classless society. @ne should
observe the principles of varna and asrama strictly for the satisfaction of
the creator, for it is stated in the Bhagavad-gita by Lord Krsna that the four
orders of the social system—bréhmanas, ksatriyas, vaisyas and sidras—are
His creation. They should act according to the regulative principles of this
institution and satisfy the Lord, just as different parts of the body all
engage in the service of the whole. The whole is the Supreme Personality
of Godhead in His virdta-riipa or universal form. The brahmanas, ksatriyas,
vaigyas and siidras are respectively the mouth, arms, abdomen and legs of
