Guest guest Posted August 8, 1999 Report Share Posted August 8, 1999 Great text, fantastic quotes. Thanks. > "Sri Dhruva lived in Satya-yuga which had all facility for brahminical > culture and when Sri Narada, the greatest spiritual master in the > universe, preached brahminical culture to him he rejected it. "My dear > lord, I am very impudent for not accepting your instructions, but this is > not my fault. It is due to my being born in a ksatriya family." S.B. > 4.8.36 > > "Dhruva Maharaja indirectly informed the great sage Narada that there are > four kinds of human spirit - the brahminical spirit, the ksatriya spirit, > the vaisya spirit and the sudra spirit. The spirit of one caste is not > applicable to the members of another. The philosophical spirit enunciated > by Narada Muni might have been suitable for a brahmana spirit, but it was > not suitable for a ksatriya. Dhruva frankly admitted that he was lacking > in brahminical humility and was therefore unable to accept the philosophy > of Narada Muni. The statements of Dhruva Maharaja indicate that unless a > child is trained according to his tendency, there is no possibility of his > developing his particular spirit. It was the duty of the spiritual master > or teacher to observe the psychological movement of a particular boy and > thus train him in a particular occupational duty. Dhruva Maharaja, having > already been trained in the ksatriya spirit, would not accept the > brahminical philosophy." Purport SB 4.8.36 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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