Kataṁ va viprās aravinda-nābhasy-pādāravinda-vimukhāt kataṁ va . . . (indistinct) . . . na tasmin āravinda nābhe arpita-mano-ādayah yena tam. What is the distinction? The so much qualified brahmin is rejected because if he is found to be out of devotional service, and a person born in the lowest family who are dog-eaters, he is accepted, why? Now, one . . . because he has dedicated his life and soul for Kṛṣṇa.
So we should remember that in the Western part of this world, where we are pushing on this Kṛṣṇa consciousness, we should not be dejected that because you are not born in high family or not so much trained in the Vedic knowledge. It doesn't matter. If simply your life, your everything—life, body—three things especially: kāya-mano-vākye . . . kāya means body, and manaḥ means mind, and vacaḥ means words.
We accepted the tridaṇḍi—you will have seen in my name "tridaṇḍi." Tri means three. Three. What is that three? What that three? The mind, the body and the words. So if we simply dedicate our mind always thinking of Kṛṣṇa, if we dedicate our body—the body shall work simply for Kṛṣṇa—and words, and we shall talk only for Kṛṣṇa—if we take simply these three things as our life and soul, then you are perfect. Kāya manaḥ vacaḥ.
So a person born in the family of dog-eaters, he is accepted more qualified than the brahmin . . . a person born in the brahmin family with twelve kinds of other qualification. Why? The only qualification is that if he has dedicated his body, mind and words for Kṛṣṇa, then he is preferred.
This is the recommendation of Prahlāda Mahārāja. And he is placing himself that, "I am born of a low father, but because I have dedicated my mind, words and body for Kṛṣṇa, therefore Lord Brahmā has preferred me to pacify the Lord. So let me try to pacify the Lord."