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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.13.11
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 11
- sa tvam asyām apatyāni
- sadṛśāny ātmano guṇaiḥ
- utpādya śāsa dharmeṇa
- gāṁ yajñaiḥ puruṣaṁ yaja
saḥtherefore that obedient son — therefore that obedient son; tvamas you are — as you are; asyāmin her — in her; apatyānichildren — children; sadṛśāniequally qualified — equally qualified; ātmanaḥof yourself — of yourself; guṇaiḥwith the characteristics — with the characteristics; utpādyahaving begotten — having begotten; śāsarule — rule; dharmeṇaon the principles of devotional service — on the principles of devotional service; gāmthe world — the world; yajñaiḥby sacrifices — by sacrifices; puruṣamthe Supreme Personality of Godhead — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; yajaworship — worship.
Since you are my very obedient son, I ask you to beget children qualified like yourself in the womb of your wife. Rule the world in pursuance of the principles of devotional service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and thus worship the Lord by performances of yajña.
The purpose of the material creation by Brahmā is clearly described herein. Every human being should beget nice children in the womb of his wife, as a sacrifice for the purpose of worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead in devotional service. In the Viṣṇu Purāṇa (3.8.9) it is stated:
- varṇāśramācāravatā
- puruṣeṇa paraḥ pumān
- viṣṇur ārādhyate panthā
- nānyat tat-toṣa-kāraṇam
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"One can worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, by proper discharge of the principles of varṇa and āśrama. There is no alternative to pacifying the Lord by execution of the principles of the varṇāśrama system."
Viṣṇu worship is the ultimate aim of human life. Those who take the license of married life for sense enjoyment must also take the responsibility to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, and the first stepping-stone is the varṇāśrama-dharma system. Varṇāśrama-dharma is the systematic institution for advancing in worship of Viṣṇu. However, if one directly engages in the process of devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, it may not be necessary to undergo the disciplinary system of varṇāśrama-dharma. The other sons of Brahmā, the Kumāras, directly engaged in devotional service, and thus they had no need to execute the principles of varṇāśrama-dharma.