Text 37] Dhruva Maharaja Leaves Home for the Forest 313

trained in brahminical qualities; they are trained as sidras, and thus in
frustration they are becoming hippies. However, as soon as they enter the
Krsna consciousness movement which is being started in America, they
are trained to meet the brahminical qualifications, even though they have
fallen to the lowest conditions as sidras. In other words, since the Krsna
consciousness movement is open for everyone, people in general can attain
the brahminical qualifications. This is the greatest need at the present
moment, for now there are actually no brahmanas or ksatriyas but only
some vaisyas and, for the most part, sidras. The classification of society in-
to brihmanas, ksatriyas, vaisyas and Siidras is very scientific. In the human
social body, the brahmanas are considered the head, the ksatriyas are the
arms, the vaisyas are the belly, and the sidras are the legs. At the present
moment the body has legs and a belly, but there are no arms or head, and
therefore society is topsy-turvy. It is necessary to reestablish the brahmini-
cal qualifications in order to raise the fallen human society to the highest
standard of spiritual consciousness.

TEXT 37

qd frariteae fait: ang ace F |
Aratrafteracratayay —1120I1

padam tri-bhuvanotkrstam
Jigisoh sadhu vartma me

brihy asmat-pitrbhir brahmann
anyair apy anadhisthitam

padam—position; tri-bhuvana—the three worlds; utkrstam—the best;
Jigisoh—desirous; sadhu—honest; vartma— way; me—unto me; brihi—please
tell; asmat—our; pitrbhih—by the forefathers, the father and grandfather;
brahman—O great brahmana; anyaih—by others; api—even; anadhisthitam
—not acquired.

TRANSLATION

O learned brahmana, | want to occupy a position more exalted than any
yet achieved within the three worlds by anyone, even by my fathers and
grandfathers. If you will oblige, kindly advise me of an honest path to
follow by which I can achieve the goal of my life.
