brahminical qualities

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> It is evident from Lord Krsna's dealings with Sudama Vipra that the

> > Supreme Personality of Godhead is very, very much pleased with a person

> > who possesses brahminical qualities.

> >

> > >>> Ref. VedaBase => KB 81: The Brahmana Sudama Blessed by Lord Krsna

> >

> > When it says "brahminical qualities" does it also mean things like not

> > using the left hand for suci activities and other activities that are not

> > to be done with our left hand?

> >

> > I teach my students not to do such things, but sometimes westerners find

> > it difficult to adopt and consider them completely unimportant.

> >

>

> As much as one is in brahminical consciousness he can appreciate the value

> of brahminical culture. Inversely so for those in mleccha consciousness.

>

 

It is not clear how old the students referred to are but labeling someone of

mleccha consciousness at any age, because they haven't grasped the importance

of distinguishing the duties of the right or left hands is perhaps

unnecessarily harsh and not likely to encourage cooperation.Perhaps it is a

question of his heart, not his hand that Krsna was pleased with Sudama Vipra.

 

 

Sudama Vipra suffered severe material scarcity, but he was not disturbed and

did not deviate from devotional service.>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 8.22.31

 

Lord Krsna is attracted to the humble. For example, He was very pleased by

the unpretentious behavior of Sudama Vipra, and He blessed him in many ways.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => NBS 27

 

We may understand that this humble attitude assured Sudama Vipra final

success in his execution of bhakti-yoga by the standard process of hearing

and repeating the glories of Lord Krsna.>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 10.81.37

 

Sudama Vipra was born in a family of brahmanas, and he was a learned scholar

and a class friend of Krsna's, yet he considered himself unfit to be strictly

called a brahmana. He called himself a brahma-bandhu, meaning "one born in a

brahmana family but not brahminically qualified." Because of His great

respect for brahmanas, however, Krsna embraced Sudama Vipra, although he was

not a regular brahmana but a brahma-bandhu, or friend of a brahmana

family.>>> Ref. VedaBase => Adi 17.78

 

 

It is the devotee's attitude of love and affection for Krsna that makes Him

obliged. A very nice example of this obligatory behavior was manifested when

Sudama Vipra went to Krsna's palace. Sudama Vipra had been a class friend of

Krsna's, and due to his poverty he was induced by his wife to see Krsna to

request some aid. When Sudama Vipra reached Krsna's palace, Krsna received

him very well, and both He and His wife washed the feet of Sudama Vipra,

showing respect to the brahmana. >>> Ref. VedaBase => 40. Controlled by Love

 

 

The vivid example is Sudama Vipra. He was a qualified brahmana, unattached to

all sorts of material sense enjoyment, and at the same time a great devotee

of Lord Krsna.>>> Ref. VedaBase => KB 81: The Brahmana Sudama Blessed by Lord

Krsna