Daivi-Varnashram Module 2 -3 Practical Application From The Teachings of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Originally Created in 1983 by Mother Gandhari dasi (wife of Svayambhuva Manudas - SDG) Updated 2007 &

Forming Brahminical Councils similar 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 & – 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 Varnas 3 –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 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 conception 2)Previous Desires of Child 3)Whether the child had performed pious activities in previous life 4)What they Hear in the womb (7 th 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 Fatherpita, tata janaka(bapuji) Mothermata, amba, janani(ma) Father's fatherPitamaha(dadabapa) Mother's fatherMatamaha(nanabapa) pitamaha's fatherPrapitamaha(dadabapa) matamaha's fatherPramatamaha(nanabapa) Father's sisterPitrishvasa (phaiba) Mother's sisterMasuri (masi) Sonsunu, tanaya, putra, dayada, dhanabaga, viryaja (dikaro) Daughterduhita, kanya, atmaja (dikari) Son's wifeVadhu (Vahu) Daughter's husbandJamtri (Jamai) Husbandpati, priya, bharta, swami, kanta Husband's fatherShvashura(shasara) Husband's motherShvashru(sasu) Husband's brotherDevara(der) Husband's sisterNananda(nananda) Wifepatni, priya, bharya, stri, kanta, jaya Wife's fatherShvashura(sasur) Wife's motherShvashru (sasu) Wife's brotherShyalaka(sala) Wife's sisterShyalika(sali) Son's son (grandson)Poutra(poutra) His son(great grandson)Prapoutra(papoutra) Daughter's sonDouhitra (bhanej) Her sonBandhava(bhanej) Bride's and groom's fatherVaivalika(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 Grihasthas Who are Pillars of society All Living Entities Forefathers Sages Devas All Humans and all Social activities like Digging of wells, sitt Ing 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 ManuKingGrihasthaUniversal Manager Manvatar BrahmaCreatorGrihasthaUniversal Manager Guna Avatar SambhuProcess of Destructio n GrihasthaUniversal Manager Guna Avatar YamarajUniversal Justice GrihasthaUniversal Manager JanakaKingGrihasthaFather of Lord Rama BaliKingGrihasthaDemon Family Pastimes With Vamanadev a PrahladKingBrahmach ari ////////////////// Grihastha Demon Family Pastimes With Nrshinghad eva BhismaKing's Court Brahmach ari ///////// Grishastha Son of Ganga Pastimes With Lord Krsna

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 - Sacrifices RSI - 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 ( ): Śrīmad Bhāgavatam tāvattāvat karmāṇi kurvītakarmāṇikurvīta nana nirvidyeta yāvatānirvidyetayāvatā matmat-kathā-śravaṇādau vākathāvā śraddhāśraddhā yāvan na jāyateyāvannajāyate "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?