Daivi-VarnashramModule 2 -3

Practical ApplicationFrom The Teachings of A.C. Bhaktivedanta

Swami Srila PrabhupadaOriginally Created in 1983 by Mother Gandhari

dasi (wife of Svayambhuva Manudas - SDG) Updated 2007 & 2008

1

Forming Brahminical Councilssimilar to local Panchayat or Advisory Council or Local

Board

• Local GBC• Priest• Senior Brahman• Pandit

• Representatives of• Kshatriya• Vaishyas• Senior Sudra

Occassionally

Overview of Modules 2 & 3

3

2 – Practical Plans – Short Term & Long Term• Establish Councils - Brahmnical, Grahastha & Vanaprastha.•Charts & Diagrams of Varnas & Ashrams – Natures, Characters & Duties B.Gita & Bhagavatam (Narada Muni’s instructions to Yudhirsthir, Bhishma to Arjuna, etc.•Educate management teams•Appoint Monitors for every Varna & Ashram (as per B. Raghava Maharaja’s System)•Recognize, Discuss & Compare with Management team the existing Varnas & Ashrams among Devotees •Educate general devotees & congregation on the overview mission of Daivi-Varnashram•Establish Varnashram Colleges•Create Curriculum for Various Varnas3 –Projection• Discuss & create Booklets for devotees to Educate on Duties, Obligations & Relationships in Vedic Culture, Vedic Calender, Samskars & Acharyas Instructions on Dharma Sastras,•Implement Vedic Arts and Sciences e.g. Vastu, Ayurveda,Military, Nyaya,Various laws etc. Especially discuss which laws of Manu will apply in present time (teachers in Mayapur gurukala already has curriculum.

Recognize one's Varna

• Priests• Senior Brahmans• Guru• Council Members• Immediate Authority

• Krsna Conscious Parents• Sometimes astrologer

can help to determine varna of a person

Who can help recognize a person's varna

Give Appropriate Further Training according to various qualities & natures

• Devotees who have been engaged in particular services for so many years are naturally inclined towards those services according to their guna and karma.

• Otherwise they cannot be happy in those services.• Because of the mixed modes, the devotees will be engaged in

various services.• As Vaisnavas, some will be any services for Krsna but they

would prefer their favorite one’s according to their natures.

Senior Devotees Projects on Varnashram

• Bhakti Raghava Maharaj & Bhakti Dhir Damodar Maharaj – Indonesia (varnasram.org –glovesco)• Starting villages & Established Monitor system writting books.• Bhakti Vikas Maharaj – Writing books.• Hare Krsna Dasi (Iskcowp) Newsletter and taking care of cows.• BalaKrsna prabhu and devotees at Saranagati Farm - saranagati.ca • Uttama & Partha and others at Grahastha Vision Team • Bhakti Programs for training Brahmacharis & Sanyas Ministries (Various Devotees)• ISKCON Farm Projects• Gita Nagari – Srila Prbhupada’s Ideal before coming to the West.• New Vrindavan - Started by Srila Prabhupada to Establish Varnashram Dharma & Cow Protection• Mayapur Gurukula teaching – Yajnas, Mantras,Dharma sastras, Manu Samhita & Puranas• Gopi paranadhan Prabhu – Tapes on Relationships between Brahmans & Kshatriyas (Kadarma & S.Manu)• Matya Avatar Prabhu (Marco Farini) – Translated Puranas & Pancharatras into Italian (40 books).• Hanumat Presak Maharaj (Varnashram Projects in S. America) – University Preaching• UK Educational Services (Creating Curriculum)• Sita Patidas – Education –Handbook on Varnashram www.planetiskcon.com • Krishna Dharma Prabhu –Mahabharat, Ramayan etc.• Many others.•

6

How You Can Get Involved (Varnashram Teams)

• Read & make notes from Sections of Srila Prabhupada’s books especially Bhagavatam & Krsna Book for specific research on Duties of various ashrams e.g. Grahasthas.

• Create Charts and Diagrams from B. Gita Chap 18. about the Nature and Duties of Varnas• Become Monitor in your local temple t do research and co-ordinate information on one

Varna or Ashram• Encourage and work with local managers to help encourage local devotees for this

project.• Research Materials from B.Gita, Bhagavatam & Dharma Sastras on duties, obligations and

relationships in Vedic Culture.• Help create booklets on the life of great devotees mentioned in this presentation &

others.• Research on the importance of Vedic Arts and Sciences especially Ayurveda for health.• Research on arts practiced and performed in Spiritual World. E.g. Radharani’s 64 artistic

qualities.• Help complete the following CHARTS in Module 2 .•

7

DOING EVERYTHING AS DEVOTIONAL SERVICE SO AS NOT TO FORGET THE GOAL OF ENGAGING EVERYONE IN CHANTING HARE KRSNA AND CONNECTING THEM TO LORD KRSNA

The following slides will be describing duties, obligations and relationships between various members in varnashram. We have to remember that if these people are devotees then be very careful NOT to commit any offenses. In any case, one should NOT be offensive towards anyone. In Varnashram there will be people from all background who are eligible to become devotees. So we have to have that understanding in our mind.

8

What Influences a Person’s Nature(Importance of Samskars)

1)Consciousness of parents at conception2)Previous Desires of Child3)Whether the child had performed pious activities in previous life4)What they Hear in the womb (7th month embryo develops Consciousness)

(Carak Samhita)Music the mother listens,What they Eat.Clothes they wear

That is why Samskaras are very Important especially the Garbhadan Samskars

That is why we need to train everyone in following the system to create good progeny & follow the Laws of Man (Manu) & Garbhadan Samskars.

9

Sanskrit(Gujarati) Names of Various Relatives from Brahma Vaivarta Purana (we need to Learn proper Relationship, Duties, Obligations & Dealings among them

Father pita, tata janaka(bapuji)

Mother mata, amba, janani(ma)

Father's father Pitamaha(dadabapa)

Mother's father Matamaha(nanabapa)

pitamaha's father Prapitamaha(dadabapa)

matamaha's father Pramatamaha(nanabapa)

Father's sister Pitrishvasa (phaiba)

Mother's sister Masuri (masi)

Son sunu, tanaya, putra, dayada, dhanabaga, viryaja (dikaro)

Daughter duhita, kanya, atmaja (dikari)

Son's wife Vadhu (Vahu)

Daughter's husband Jamtri (Jamai)

Husband pati, priya, bharta, swami, kanta

Husband's father Shvashura(shasara)

Husband's mother Shvashru(sasu)

Husband's brother Devara(der)

Husband's sister Nananda(nananda)

Wife patni, priya, bharya, stri, kanta, jaya

Wife's father Shvashura(sasur)

Wife's mother Shvashru (sasu)

Wife's brother Shyalaka(sala)

Wife's sister Shyalika(sali)

Son's son (grandson) Poutra(poutra)

His son(great grandson) Prapoutra(papoutra)

Daughter's son Douhitra (bhanej)

Her son Bandhava(bhanej)

Bride's and groom's father Vaivalika(vaivai)

10

Relationships & Duties Explained - Similar to Brahma Vaivarta Purana - From View Of Adult Women

• Woman With Her Father• Must disrupt her ties with him at marriage. Become detached. Not interfere

in her parents' home. Not give gifts to her father's family. If she gives, then the father must give twice amount of value back. Affectionate, childlike she can miss him, but very little intimate communication. Don't travel or confide with him alone. Don't worry him with her problems. Make him feel that she's happy. Thankful and obliged to him for his upbringing. Daughter thinks and acts in such a way to bring fame to her father's family's reputation. If she is well-trained and faithful, it makes it easier for her father to marry his other children.

• Father With His Married Daughter• Always gives gifts to her on special occasions (festivals, anniversaries, Diwali,

etc.) Not interfere in her married life. Concentrate on training his sons and family successfully so daughter can be relieved and peaceful in her own home. Always very obliged and respectful to her husband's relatives for accepting his daughter into their family. Takes humble (inferior) position to them. Encourages her at all costs to get along with her husband and his family.

• Woman With Father-In-Law• Quiet, shy, complete respect. Gives him all honour. Talks only when

required. Communicates through husband. Covered chastity, never pass in front of him, cover face. Thankful for the son. Obliged to serve him because he is other half of son. If he is wrong, never counter. Encourage husband to respect his father. Service in his old age. Medical care.

• • Father-In-Law With Daughter-In-Law• Father-in-law helps daughter-in bring up her children. Thankful for her

service. Stops his son from chastising her. Coaches the son to take nice care of her. Minimum communication and talking. Act to receive respect (awe and reverence) exemplary model. Studies scriptures, practises devotion. Detached from material life. Overlooks her faults.

• Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

• Woman (As Granddaughter) With Paternal Grandfather• Affectionate to him. Fights to sit on his lap. Competitive with

the brothers for attention and giving service. Cooks specially for him (more so than for her father who is more at work). Obliged to him. Thinks of his medical welfare and his diet. Reads scripture to him, thus helping her learn also.

• Grandfather (Father's Father) With Woman (As Granddaughter)

• He spoils her up to ten years. Takes her out and gives her gifts. Encourages her cooking skills. Lives in the childhood home. Engages her in service to the other women. Tells stories while she's young. Encourages her into womanly behaviour. Sees her as a responsibility of the family for her eventual marriage.

• Woman (As Granddaughter) With Maternal Grandfather (Mother's Father)

• Nothing special. Treats like a respectable elder.• Maternal Grandfather With Woman (As Granddaughter)• Buys gifts for her and her children. Giving. Could give money

for her education. If parents can't properly take care, he could accept foster raising on consent of other grandparents. Invites her for semi-annual vacations at his home. He can help out with her marriage arrangement and finances.

• Woman With Son• Affectionate. Lightly (teasingly) disciplines while young.

Spoils. Cooks special things. After 10 looks up to him. Teaches him respect and service to father and all elders. She gives blessings on his head, prays and performs rites for his protection. Tells him heroic stories from sastra. Teaches saintly qualities. When older, she feels dependent and helpless to son for everything, especially as her husband renounces. 11

Reasons for Varnashram

12

Reasons for Varnashram

13

Duties & Obligations of GrihasthasWho are Pillars of society

All Living Entities

Forefathers

Sages

Devas

All Humans and all Social activities likeDigging of wells, sittIng places, lights etc.

Unless one is FULLY surrendered, He is obliged to perform all Activities of Grahasthas

Even if he is Fully Surrendered, He still performs them to show by example to others

14

Parents, Children, Wife & Relatives

All Gurus & Krsna

Examples of Ideal Grahastha Devotees - Mahajans

Kings, Rulers, Grihasthas• Svayambhuva Manu• (Manavatar of Visnu)• Janaka Maharaj• Prahalad – Demon Family• Bali- Demon Family• Yamaraj- Lord of Death

Guna Avatars• Sambhu – Guna Avatar

• Brahma – Guna Avatar

Bhishma –Grahastha/Brahmachari

15

Studying the lives of these devotees will give us clear understanding of Daivi-Varnashram

Svyambhuva Manu King Grihastha

Universal Manager

Manvatar

Brahma Creator Grihastha

Universal Manager

Guna Avatar

Sambhu Process of Destruction

Grihastha

Universal Manager

Guna Avatar

Yamaraj Universal Justice

Grihastha

Universal Manager

Janaka King Grihastha

Father of Lord Rama

Bali King Grihastha

DemonFamily

Pastimes With Vamanadeva

Prahlad King Brahmachari//////////////////Grihastha

DemonFamily

Pastimes WithNrshinghadeva

Bhisma King's Court

Brahmachari/////////Grishastha

Son ofGanga

Pastimes With LordKrsna

Other - Mahajans

Brahamacharis• Kumaras• Sukhadeva• Kapila

• Sanyasi• Narada

18

Studying the lives of these devotees will give us clear understanding of Daivi-Varnashram

5 Places of Sin in a Grihastha’s Home

Grahastha

So many living entities are daily killed in these places and many other ways, simply for survival, therefore the five kinds of sacrifices are required to counteract these sins. 19

5 groups to be taken care of by a Grihasthas

to counteract the sins & fulfill obligations

DEVA – YAJNA - SANKIRTAN - SacrificesRSI - READING SCRIPTURES - BHAGAVATAM (Distributing Books) NARNAM – FEEDING THE GUESTS – FEEDING GUESTS (Distributing Prasad)PITRI – OFFERING SRADDHA (FEEDING BRAHMANS) – FEEDING BRAHMANS BHUTAS – SERVING & TAKING CARE OF ALL LIVING ENTITIES ( FEEDING & PROTECTING THEM )(ENVIRONMENT CONCIOUS) – SAME

B.G.1.41 purport

As soon as a person is born he is indebted to Devas, Rsi, Forefathers, All Human Beings, All Living Entities for all the necessities of life. Therefore he has to perform all these yajnas or he is incurring sins. Moreover simply by his

existance he is sinning everyday every moment therefore he has to perform Yajnas to counteract the Sins. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.20.9):tāvat karmāni kurvītana nirvidyeta yāvatāmat-kathā-śravanādau vāśraddhā yāvan na jāyate

"As long as one is not satiated by fruitive activity and has not awakened his taste for devotional service by hearing and chanting about the Supreme Lord, one has to act according to the regulative principles

of the Vedic injunctions." The conclusion is that one who has fully surrendered to the devotional service of the Supreme Lord is a first-class human being. However, if one foolishly neglects the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord and instead accepts the temporary material body to be everything, then one must certainly perform elaborate sacrifices.

20

Vaisnavas who are acting out the duties of Brahmans

what Qualities & Nature are they exibiting

21

Duties of Vaisnavas who are acting as Brahmans

22

Different kinds of occupations of Brahmans

23

Various Job Opportunites for Devotees acting as Brahmans

• Deity Worship• Yajnas• Teaching• Preaching• Samskars• Barots (Birth Registrars)• Counselors• Pundits• Brahminical Board Members• ---------• ---------

How does Vaisnava acting as a Brahman relate with other

devotees and non devotees

25

How does a Vaisnava Brahman relate with his relatives

26

Examples of Devotees acting out the duties of Brahmans

27

What Duties a Brahman can take in times of Emergency

28

Natures, Qualities of a Kshatriya

Guna & Karma of a Kshatriya

29

Duties and Obligations of Kshatriyas

30

Examples of Devotees acting as Kshatriyas

31

• King Priyavrata• King Patraparudra• Ambarish Maharaj

How does a Kshatriya Relate with others

32

What are a Kshatriyas duties towards his family members

33

Duties of a Women

34

4 Main Instructions for a married woman from Srimad Bhagavatam

Instruction by Draupadi to the Queens of Dwarka

Duties of an Elder Son in various Varnas

36

Duties of a Younger Son

37

Duties of Girls

38

Guna, Karma of a Vaisnava who is acting as a Vaishya

Nature and Qualities

39

Duties of a Vaishya. What occupations he engages in

40

Details of the Various Vaishya Occupations

Examples of Devotees who are acting as Vaishyas

42

More slides with similar ideas

43

Qualities, Nature & Duties of Sudras

Occupations Gradations of Sudras

• Carpenters• Black Smiths• Potter• Cobblers• Brick layers• Gardeners

• Arts & Crafts• Weavers• Dhobi • Kulis • Bhangis?