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Dravida Prabhu gave a lecture on Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 3, Chapter 13, Text 11 regarding Varnashram. He also presents a couple of verses and poems as well. Very nice.
TRANSLATION
Since you are my very obedient son, I
ask you to beget children qualified like yourself in the womb of your
wife. Rule the world in pursuance of the principles of devotional
service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and thus worship the
Lord by performances of yajna.
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Mayapur, India
2008-03-03
sadrisany atmano gunaih
utpadya sasa dharmena
gam yajnaih purusham yaja
TRANSLATION
Since you are my very obedient son, I ask you to beget children qualified like yourself in the womb of your wife. Rule the world in pursuance of the principles of devotional service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and thus worship the Lord by performances of yajna.
PURPORT
The purpose of the material creation by Brahma is clearly described herein. Every human being should beget nice children in the womb of his wife, as a sacrifice for the purpose of worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead in devotional service. In the Vishnu Purana (3.8.9) it is stated:
varnasramacaravata
purushena parah puman
vishnur aradhyate pantha
nanyat tat-tosha-karanam
“One can worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vishnu, by proper discharge of the principles of varna and asrama. There is no alternative to pacifying the Lord by execution of the principles of the varnasrama system.”
Vishnu worship is the ultimate aim of human life. Those who take the license of married life for sense enjoyment must also take the responsibility to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vishnu, and the first stepping-stone is the varnasrama-dharma system. Varnasrama-dharma is the systematic institution for advancing in worship of Vishnu. However, if one directly engages in the process of devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, it may not be necessary to undergo the disciplinary system of varnasrama-dharma. The other sons of Brahma, the Kumaras, directly engaged in devotional service, and thus they had no need to execute the principles of varnasrama-dharma.