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Actually, at the present moment especially, the whole human society has missed the point. They are trying to be happy …

Just like this body. Your body, my body, this is bahir-artha, external. Just like my this wrapper, this is external. …

Therefore here it is said, ataḥ pumbhir dvija-śreṣṭhāḥ [SB 1.2.13]. Dvija-śreṣṭhāḥ. In that meeting of Naimiṣāraṇya, there were all best …

Śūdra are once-born. They have no ceremony for twice-born. Or one who is not twice-born, he's a śūdra. If the …

But here it is said, varṇāśrama-vibhāgaśaḥ. Unless one..., unless the society comes to the institution for accepting these four varṇas …

Because varṇāśrama means the institution or a set-up of society where gradually one can understand Viṣṇu and worship Viṣṇu. Viṣṇur …

This Mahābhārata was compiled by Vyāsadeva for this purpose, because strī, women; śūdra, the fourth class of the society, laborer …

In the Bhagavad-gītā also it is said,

māṁ hi pārtha vyapāśritya ye 'pi syuḥ pāpa-yonayaḥ striyo śūdrā tathā vaiśyās te 'pi yānti parāṁ gatim

[Bg. 9.32]

So when one becomes Kṛṣṇa conscious, it does not matter whether he's a strī or a śūdra or a dvija-bandhu. …

So that is Kṛṣṇa's special favor. Ordinarily, this is the formula, this formula. What is that? Dvija-śreṣṭhāḥ..., ataḥ pumbhir dvija-śreṣṭhāḥ. …

Viṣṇu-tattva..., Kṛṣṇa is the origin of viṣṇu-tattva. Ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavaḥ [Bg. 10.8], Kṛṣṇa says. He is the origin of Viṣṇu …

So therefore here it is said, hari-toṣaṇam. If we satisfy Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He includes everything. Sarvasya …

This is the way. Prāṇopahārāc ca yathendriyāṇām. You supply foods to the stomach, and automatically the energy will be distributed …

Just like you know the story, in Mahābhārata, that Duryodhana planned... Duryodhana... Once Duryodhana satisfied Durvāsā Muni very nicely, and …

So when the Pāṇḍavas were in the forest and Duryodhana's plan was how to tease them, so he approached Durvāsā …

So Durvāsā Muni one day... Because he wanted to give that benediction, he approached the Pāṇḍavas in the forest. And …

So Kṛṣṇa... Kaunteya pratijānīhi na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati [Bg. 9.31]. Kṛṣṇa's vow is that He will see always His devotees …

Then Kṛṣṇa said, "Just go, find out some foodstuff, any little in the kitchen." They said, "No, everything is finished. …