One may be a brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya or śūdra, or one may perfectly follow the spiritual principles of brahmacarya, gṛhastha, vānaprastha and sannyāsa, but ultimately one falls down into a hellish condition unless one becomes a devotee. Without developing one’s dormant Kṛṣṇa consciousness, one cannot be factually elevated. The regulative principles of varṇāśrama-dharma in themselves are insufficient for attainment of the highest perfection. That is confirmed in the following two quotations from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.5.2-3).
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"One may be a brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya or śūdra, or one may perfectly follow the spiritual principles of brahmacarya, gṛhastha, vānaprastha and sannyāsa, but ultimately one falls down into a hellish condition unless one becomes a devotee"
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
CC Madhya-lila
One may be a brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya or śūdra, or one may perfectly follow the spiritual principles of brahmacarya, gṛhastha, vānaprastha and sannyāsa, but ultimately one falls down into a hellish condition unless one becomes a devotee. Without developing one’s dormant Kṛṣṇa consciousness, one cannot be factually elevated.
“The followers of the varṇāśrama institution accept the regulative principles of the four social orders [brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya and śūdra] and four spiritual orders [brahmacarya, gṛhastha, vānaprastha and sannyāsa]. However, if one carries out the regulative principles of these orders but does not render transcendental service to Kṛṣṇa, he falls into a hellish condition of material life.
- One May
- Intellectual Class - Brahmana
- Administrative Class - Ksatriya
- Mercantile Class - Vaisya
- Laborer Class - Sudra
- Perfectly
- Follow
- Spiritual Principles
- Brahmacarya
- Grhastha
- Vanaprastha
- Sannyasa
- Ultimately
- Fall Down
- Hellish Condition
- Unless One Becomes...
- Brahmana Devotees of God
- Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila Chapter 22 Purports - The Process of Devotional Service
- Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila Purports
- Sri Caitanya-caritamrta - 62 Chapters, All Purports