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aho me paramaṁ kaṣṭam | :aho me paramaṁ kaṣṭam | ||
abhūd avijitātmanaḥ | :abhūd avijitātmanaḥ | ||
yena viplāvitaṁ brahma | :yena viplāvitaṁ brahma | ||
vṛṣalyāṁ jāyatātmanā | :vṛṣalyāṁ jāyatātmanā | ||
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''aho''—alas; ''me''—my; ''paramam''—extreme; ''kaṣṭam''—miserable condition; ''abhūt''—became; ''avijita-ātmanaḥ''—because my senses were uncontrolled; ''yena''—by which; ''viplāvitam''—destroyed; ''brahma''—all my brahminical qualifications; ''vṛṣalyām''—through a ''śūdrāṇī'', a maidservant; ''jāyatā''—being born; ''ātmanā''—by me. | |||
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Ajāmila said: Alas, being a servant of my senses, how degraded I became! I fell down from my position as a duly qualified brāhmaṇa and begot children in the womb of a prostitute. | Ajāmila said: Alas, being a servant of my senses, how degraded I became! I fell down from my position as a duly qualified brāhmaṇa and begot children in the womb of a prostitute. | ||
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The men of the higher classes—the brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas and | The men of the higher classes—the ''brāhmaṇas'', ''kṣatriyas'' and ''vaiśyas''—do not beget children in the wombs of lower-class women. Therefore the custom in Vedic society is to examine the horoscopes of a girl and boy being considered for marriage to see whether their combination is suitable. Vedic astrology reveals whether one has been born in the ''vipra-varṇa'', ''kṣatriya-varṇa'', ''vaiśya-varṇa'' or ''śūdra-varṇa'', according to the three qualities of material nature. This must be examined because a marriage between a boy of the ''vipra-varṇa'' and a girl of the ''śūdra-varṇa'' is incompatible; married life would be miserable for both husband and wife. Consequently a boy should marry a girl of the same category. Of course, this is ''trai-guṇya'', a material calculation according to the ''Vedas'', but if the boy and girl are devotees there need be no such considerations. A devotee is transcendental, and therefore in a marriage between devotees, the boy and girl form a very happy combination. | ||
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Revision as of 14:20, 11 May 2021
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 26
- aho me paramaṁ kaṣṭam
- abhūd avijitātmanaḥ
- yena viplāvitaṁ brahma
- vṛṣalyāṁ jāyatātmanā
SYNONYMS
aho—alas; me—my; paramam—extreme; kaṣṭam—miserable condition; abhūt—became; avijita-ātmanaḥ—because my senses were uncontrolled; yena—by which; viplāvitam—destroyed; brahma—all my brahminical qualifications; vṛṣalyām—through a śūdrāṇī, a maidservant; jāyatā—being born; ātmanā—by me.
TRANSLATION
Ajāmila said: Alas, being a servant of my senses, how degraded I became! I fell down from my position as a duly qualified brāhmaṇa and begot children in the womb of a prostitute.
PURPORT
The men of the higher classes—the brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas and vaiśyas—do not beget children in the wombs of lower-class women. Therefore the custom in Vedic society is to examine the horoscopes of a girl and boy being considered for marriage to see whether their combination is suitable. Vedic astrology reveals whether one has been born in the vipra-varṇa, kṣatriya-varṇa, vaiśya-varṇa or śūdra-varṇa, according to the three qualities of material nature. This must be examined because a marriage between a boy of the vipra-varṇa and a girl of the śūdra-varṇa is incompatible; married life would be miserable for both husband and wife. Consequently a boy should marry a girl of the same category. Of course, this is trai-guṇya, a material calculation according to the Vedas, but if the boy and girl are devotees there need be no such considerations. A devotee is transcendental, and therefore in a marriage between devotees, the boy and girl form a very happy combination.