SB 12.3.23
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 23
yaśasvino mahā-śīlāḥ
svādhyāyādhyayane ratāḥ
ādhyāḥ kuṭumbino hṛṣṭā
varṇāḥ kṣatra-dvijottarāḥ
SYNONYMS
yaśasvinaḥ—eager for glory; mahā-śīlāḥ—noble; svādhyāya-adhyayane—in study of the Vedic literature; ratāḥ—absorbed; āḍhyāḥ—endowed with opulence; kuṭumbinaḥ—having large families; hṛṣṭāḥ—joyful; varṇāḥ—the four classes of society; kṣatra-dvija-uttarāḥ—represented mostly by the kṣatriyas and brāhmaṇas.
TRANSLATION
In the Dvāpara age people are interested in glory and are very noble. They devote themselves to the study of the Vedas, possess great opulence, support large families and enjoy life with vigor. Of the four classes, the kṣatriyas and brāhmaṇas are most numerous.