Saturday, May 05, 2007

Highest perfection in discharging the duties

SB 1.2.13
atah pumbhir dvija-srestha
varnasrama-vibhagasah
svanusthitasya dharmasya
samsiddhir hari-tosanam

atah—so; pumbhih—by the human being; dvija-sresthah—O best among the twice-born; varna-asrama—the institution of four castes and four orders of life; vibhagasah—by the division of; svanusthitasya—of one’s own prescribed duties; dharmasya—occupational; samsiddhih—the highest perfection; hari—the Personality of Godhead; tosanam—pleasing.

O best among the twice-born, it is therefore concluded that the highest perfection one can achieve by discharging the duties prescribed for one’s own occupation according to caste divisions and orders of life is to please the Personality of Godhead.

Srila Suta Gosvami

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