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[SB 12.13.1]

The yogīs, by meditation, they observe the Supreme Personality of Godhead Viṣṇu within the heart. That is yoga system perfection. …

So this dvija, as soon as he contacted a prostitute... Prostitute, unchaste, puṁścalī. Another name is puṁścalī. Those who are, …

Therefore to create a first-class man, it requires great endeavor. It is not that you go to a school, colleges, …

So if some golden ornament is lying on the street, out of this fear---and people were simple at the time---they …

So this is gentleman. This is educated, culture. So this man, Ajāmila, as soon as he became fallen down from …

And the next business is to teach others, to make disciple. Formerly, even fifty year or sixty years ago in …

So paṭhana-pāṭhana yajana-yājana. Then next business is brāhmaṇa should be a devotee, worshiping Deity, either Viṣṇu or sometimes other demigod. …

Then kṣatriya, next, second-class man. What is his livelihood? His livelihood = to take tax. The kṣatriyas were entrusted certain …

And the third class, vaiśya. Vaiśya means produce food grain, kṛṣi, agriculture, not produce food in the slaughterhouse. No. Slaughterhouse, …

So in this way everyone must have his means of livelihood. And I have already described that this is the …

So this man, Ajāmila, on account of his association with a prostitute... That is illicit sex. Sex means with married …

Brahmānanda: The curtain closes in ten minutes.

Prabhupāda: Anyway, so bandī. Bandī means... Now especially in the United States, nobody goes out at night. No gentleman goes …

And next business was gambling, dice-playing, bandy-akṣaiḥ. Everything was there. It was... Of course, these historical incidences, and, some thousands …

So these kind of profession is garhitām, abominable. This is not human civilization. But this has become a common thing. …

Thank you very much.

Devotees: Jaya Prabhupāda. [end]

Nitāi: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.]

[SB 6.1.22]