attack on va-d

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> "When God-made *varnasrama-dharma*, which is strictly meant for

> developing animal consciousness into human consciousness and human

> consciousness into godly consciousness, is broken by advancement of

> foolishness, the whole system of peaceful and progressive life is at once

> disturbed. In the age of Kali, the first attack of the venomous snake

> strikes against the God-made *varnasrma-dharma*, and thus a person

> properly qualified as a *brahmana* is called a *sudra*, and a *sudra* by

> qualification is passing as a *brahmana*, all on a false birthright

> claim....(SB 1.16.31 Purport)

 

 

Interestingly, nothing to do with "women are the cause for

all social disruption" theory.

 

Noticing what Prabhupada characterized as the "first attack"

against varnasrama-dharma, one would expect the kind of the

first counter-attack. Not against non-Vedic women. But against

the perverseness of the varna designations in this age.

But we are unable, apparently, to even start classifying

ourselves into the four varnas, what to speak of anything

else. Perhaps some among us posing as "brahmanas" will have

to drop off right on the spot, not fulfilling the criterion

for an actual brahmana. So, it's much easier to simply blame

women for everything (and not take any responsibility on

oneself), and in the same time declare oneself as "Krishna-varna"

(then one can act freely, "transcendental" to this lower class

materialistic divisions and regulations of varnasrama-dharma).

 

In other words, blame women and impose on them the strict

following of the Vedic codes; don't blame men (but defend

them when it comes to it) and don't impose on them the

strict following of the Vedic codes.

 

 

 

 

ys mnd

 

PS. Thought you only provided the quote, with no comment, so

my comment is simply a general reflection of the recent

debate here, with no particular reference.