Guest guest Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 BHAGAVAD-GITA 18:41 brahmana-ksatriya-visam sudranam ca parantapa karmani pravibhaktani svabhava-prabhavair gunaih WORD FOR WORD brahmana--of the brahmanas; ksatriya--the ksatriyas; visam--and the vaisyas; sudranam--of the sudras; ca--and; parantapa--O subduer of the enemies; karmani--the activities; pravibhaktani--are divided; svabhava--their own nature; prabhavaih--born of; gunaih--by the modes of material nature. TRANSLATION Brahmanas, ksatriyas, vaisyas and sudras are distinguished by the qualities born of their own natures in accordance with the material modes, O chastiser of the enemy. Copyright 1983 The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International. Used with permission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 On Tue, 15 Apr 2003, Vijay Sadananda Pai wrote: > BHAGAVAD-GITA 18:41 > brahmana-ksatriya-visam > sudranam ca parantapa > karmani pravibhaktani > svabhava-prabhavair gunaih > Brahmanas, ksatriyas, vaisyas and sudras are distinguished by the > qualities born of their own natures in accordance with the material > modes, O chastiser of the enemy. Just as in chapter four, here's no mention of birth here either. MDd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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