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muñi—I; nīca-jāti—belong to a lower caste; kichu—anything; nā—not; jānoṅ—I know; ācāra—about proper behavior; mo-haite—from me; kaiche—how; haya—there is; smṛti-paracāra—propagation of the directions of Vaiṣṇava behavior.
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"I am a most lowborn person. I have no knowledge of good behavior. How is it possible for me to write authorized directions about Vaiṣṇava activities?"
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Actually Sanātana Gosvāmī belonged to a very respectable brāhmaṇa family. Nonetheless, he submitted himself as a fallen, lowborn person because he had served in the Mohammedan government. A brāhmaṇa is never supposed to be engaged for anyone's service. Accepting service for a livelihood (paricaryātmakaṁ karma) is the business of śūdras. The brāhmaṇa is always independent and busy studying śāstra and preaching śāstra to subordinate social members such as kṣatriyas and vaiśyas. Sanātana Gosvāmī felt unfit to write Vaiṣṇava smṛti about the behavior of Vaiṣṇavas because he had fallen from the brahminical position. Thus Sanātana Gosvāmī clearly admits that the brahminical culture should be standardized. Presently in India, so-called brāhmaṇas are almost all engaged in some mundane service, and they do not understand the import of the Vedic śāstras. Nonetheless, they are passing themselves off as brāhmaṇas on the basis of birth. In this connection, Sanātana Gosvāmī declares that a brāhmaṇa cannot be engaged in anyone's service if he wants to take a leading part in society. In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Nārada Muni states that even if a brāhmaṇa is in a difficult position, he should not accept the occupation of a śūdra. This means that he should not be engaged in service for another, for this is the business of dogs. Under the circumstances, Sanātana Gosvāmī felt very low because he had accepted the service of the Muslim government. The conclusion is that no one should claim to be a brāhmaṇa simply by birthright while engaging in someone else's service.
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#i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=muñi&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#muñi#/i# — I; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=nīca&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#nīca-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=jāti&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#jāti#/i# — belong to a lower caste; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kichu&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#kichu#/i# — anything; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=nā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#nā#/i# — not; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=jānoṅ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#jānoṅ#/i# — I know; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ācāra&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#ācāra#/i# — about proper behavior; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=mo&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#mo-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=haite&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#haite#/i# — from me; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kaiche&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#kaiche#/i# — how; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=haya&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#haya#/i# — there is; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=smṛti&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#smṛti-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=paracāra&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#paracāra#/i# — propagation of the directions of Vaiṣṇava behavior.
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"I am a most lowborn person. I have no knowledge of good behavior. How is it possible for me to write authorized directions about Vaiṣṇava activities?"
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Actually Sanātana Gosvāmī belonged to a very respectable #i#brāhmaṇa#/i# family. Nonetheless, he submitted himself as a fallen, lowborn person because he had served in the Muslim government. A #i#brāhmaṇa#/i# is never supposed to engage in anyone's service. Serving others for a livelihood (#i#paricaryātmakaṁ karma#/i# (BG 18.44)) is the business of #i#śūdras#/i#. The #i#brāhmaṇa#/i# is always independent and busy studying #i#śāstra#/i# and preaching #i#śāstra#/i# to subordinate social members such as #i#kṣatriyas#/i# and #i#vaiśyas#/i#. Sanātana Gosvāmī felt unfit to write Vaiṣṇava #i#smṛti#/i# about the behavior of Vaiṣṇavas because he had fallen from the brahminical position. Thus Sanātana Gosvāmī clearly admits that the brahminical culture should be standardized. Presently in India, so-called #i#brāhmaṇas#/i# are almost all engaged in some mundane service, and they do not understand the import of the Vedic #i#śāstras#/i#. Nonetheless, they are passing themselves off as #i#brāhmaṇas#/i# on the basis of birth. In this connection, Sanātana Gosvāmī declares that a #i#brāhmaṇa#/i# cannot be engaged in anyone's service if he wants to take a leading part in society. In #i#Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam#/i# Nārada Muni states that even if a #i#brāhmaṇa#/i# is in a difficult position, he should not accept the occupation of a #i#śūdra#/i#. This means that he should not be engaged in service for another, for this is the business of dogs. Under the circumstances, Sanātana Gosvāmī felt very low because he had accepted a position of service in the Muslim government. The conclusion is that no one should claim to be a #i#brāhmaṇa#/i# simply by birthright while engaging in someone else's service.
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