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Therefore, in the human society there are educational institution. Children are sent there for education, and they become learned scholars …

So this is the position of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, that completely being confident, completely being freed from all ignorance, then he …

That is confirmed by the śāstras. You may take birth in high brāhmaṇa family, but by association and culture if …

Therefore in our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, we are trying to develop the symptoms of brāhmaṇa. Not by birth; to educate …

So you are coming from the mleccha-yavanas' family, but you are being accepted as brāhmaṇa. Why? For the symptoms. You …

So you must be always alert whether you are fixed up in the symptoms. Then you are qualified brāhmaṇa. Otherwise …

So if we deteriorate in our symptoms of brāhmaṇa, then that is not brāhmaṇa, that is not qualified brāhmaṇa. Therefore... …

So to become a disciple of spiritual master, unless there is awakening of this knowledge, to know, "What I am?" …

So therefore Bhāgavata says, tasmād guruṁ prapadyeta jijñāsuḥ śreya uttamam [SB 11.3.21]. Who shall approach? Tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum eva abhigacchet …

Therefore, in the Bhagavad-gītā the first instruction to Arjuna was to know that beyond this body, there is the soul.

dehino 'smin yathā dehe kaumāraṁ yauvanaṁ jarā tathā dehāntara-prāptir dhīras tatra...

[Bg. 2.13]

The first instruction. The so-called spiritual institution, spiritual system, but they do not know that what he is, what they …

So mamaivāṁśo jīva-bhūtaḥ [Bg. 15.7]. Kṛṣṇa says, "All the living entities, they are My part and parcel." So when the …

And the Māyāvāda philosophy, they say, "Because Para-brahman is Brahman, I am also Brahman; therefore we are one." No. You …

So Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, when he was firmly convinced of his position, then he took charge, took charge of ruling over …

Śaśāsa gām indra iva. Indra. Indra is the king of heaven, heavenly planets. So as Indra is powerful... Nobody can …

So if you are devotee of the demigods, you can become powerful for some time. Just like Hiraṇyakaśipu became. He …

But Kṛṣṇa is so cunning and intelligent that He kept all the promises of Brahmā; still, he was killed, Hiraṇyakaśipu. …

So this is the way. And here it is said, śaśāsa gām indra iva. Indra. Indra, the demigods, they are …