SB 12.3.23

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Twelfth Canto - Chapter 3: The Bhūmi-gītā

SB 12.3.22 - SB 12.3.24

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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 and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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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.

SB 12.3.22 - SB 12.3.24