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| Canto 7: The Science of God | Chapter 15: Instructions for Civilized Human Beings |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 7.15.66
naro nanyair anapadi
SYNONYMS
yat -- whatever; yasya -- of a man; va -- either; anishiddham -- not forbidden; syat -- it is so; yena -- by which means; yatra -- in place and time; yatah -- from which; nripa -- O King; sah -- such a person; tena -- by such a process; iheta -- should perform; karyani -- prescribed activities; narah -- a person; na -- not; anyaih -- by other ways; anapadi -- in the absence of danger.
TRANSLATION
In normal conditions, in the absence of danger, O King Yudhishthira, a man should perform his prescribed activities according to his status of life with the things, endeavors, process and living place that are not forbidden for him, and not by any other means.
PURPORT
This instruction is given for men in all statuses of life. Generally society is divided into brahmanas, kshatriyas, vaisyas, sudras, brahmacaris, vanaprasthas, sannyasis and grihasthas. Everyone must act according to his position and try to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for that will make one's life successful. This was instructed in Naimisharanya:
"O best among the twice-born, it is therefore concluded that the highest perfection one can achieve, by discharging his prescribed duties [dharma] according to caste divisions and order of life, is to please the Lord Hari." (Bhag. 1.2.13) Everyone should act according to his occupational duties just to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Then everyone will be happy.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness