Guest guest Posted February 11, 1998 Report Share Posted February 11, 1998 What Krsna means is that one should do the duty which is designated according to the varnasrama system. If one is a brahmana, he should only do brahminical duties (unless there is some emergency) for doing other's duties is not good for one's psycho-physical existence and can cause disturbances in the society. Therefore, even though a brahmana could, for example, manage something better than a ksatriya due to his being more intelligent, he should not do so as this is not the best thing for him. Or another example from the Bhagavatam: When the sages did not interfere with the disturbances in society created because there was no King, they said that they did not interfere because it was not their business as sages to do political works or protection as a ksatriya would do. So the conclusion is that one should only do those works which are designated as his works due to his social position within the varnas and should avoid doing other's works as they are meant for other persons with different make-ups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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