Thread 4: A prayer, ---honestly speaking

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> On 11 Sep 2000, Samba das wrote:

>

> > Varnasrama is the means to propagate Bhagavat Dharma.

>

> One's real dharma, or occupational duty, is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam

> (dharmam tu saksad bhagavat-pranitam). As described to his order carriers

> by Dharmaraja, or Yamaraja, a living being is a spiritual identity, and

> therefore his occupational duty is also spiritual. The real dharma is that

> which is advised in Bhagavad-gita: sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam

> saranam vraja. One must give up one's material occupational duties, just

> as one must give up his material body. Whatever one's occupational duty,

> *even according to the varnasrama system, one must give it up* and engage

> in one's spiritual function.

> One's real dharma, or occupational duty, is explained by Sri Caitanya

> Mahaprabhu. Jivera `svarupa' haya--krsnera `nitya-dasa': every living

> being is an eternal servant of Krsna. That is one's real occupational

> duty. (7.5.51)....Srila Prabhupada

>

> Your humble servant,

> Bhadra Govinda Das

 

 

So, what you are saying is when Krsna told Sri Arjuna, "sarva-dharman

parityajya...etc.", Sri Arjuna should have stopped doing his

varnasrama-dharma duty of a ksatriya and gone to the woods like he wanted to

in the first place? I don't think Sri Arjuna did that. Does that make him a

fallen devotee?

 

Shouldn't we follow Sri Arjuna's example of what he did after hearing

perfectly from the Supreme Personality of Godhead? I think Sri Arjuna got

the message of the Gita perfectly and his actions after hearing it are

exemplary, especially for us in this age.

 

Sarva dharman, etc., means give up material consciousness and surrender to

My perfect daiva varnasrama-dharma system, just like Sri Arjuna did.

 

In my humble opinion.

 

 

 

Krsne matir astu.

 

Janesvara dasa