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Those who have been reformed by the garbhādhāna ceremony and other prescribed reformatory methods, performed with Vedic mantras and without …

For a brāhmaṇa there are six occupational duties. A kṣatriya should not accept charity, but he may perform the other …

The mercantile community should always follow the directions of the brāhmaṇas and engage in such occupational duties as agriculture, trade, …

As an alternative, a brāhmaṇa may also take to the vaiśya’s occupational duty of agriculture, cow protection, or trade. He …

Except in a time of emergency, lower persons should not accept the occupational duties of those who are higher. When …

In time of emergency, one may accept any of the various types of professions known as ṛta, amṛta, mṛta, pramṛta …

The symptoms of a brāhmaṇa are control of the mind, control of the senses, austerity and penance, cleanliness, satisfaction, forgiveness, …

To be influential in battle, unconquerable, patient, challenging and charitable, to control the bodily necessities, to be forgiving, to be …

Being always devoted to the demigods, the spiritual master and the Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu; endeavoring for advancement in religious principles, …

Offering obeisances to the higher sections of society [the brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas and vaiśyas], being always very clean, being free from …

To render service to the husband, to be always favorably disposed toward the husband, to be equally well disposed toward …

A chaste woman must dress nicely and decorate herself with golden ornaments for the pleasure of her husband. Always wearing …

A chaste woman should not be greedy, but satisfied in all circumstances. She must be very expert in handling household …

The woman who engages in the service of her husband, following strictly in the footsteps of the goddess of fortune, …

Among the mixed classes known as saṅkara, those who are not thieves are known as antevasāyī or caṇḍālas [dog-eaters], and …

My dear King, brāhmaṇas well conversant in Vedic knowledge have given their verdict that in every age [yuga] the conduct …

If one acts in his profession according to his position in the modes of nature and gradually gives up these …

My dear King, if an agricultural field is cultivated again and again, the power of its production decreases, and whatever …

If one shows the symptoms of being a brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya or śūdra, as described above, even if he has …

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: After hearing about the activities and character of Prahlāda Mahārāja, which are adored and discussed among great …