Education must elevate humanity toward Krishna consciousness, not merely expand facilities for sense gratification and material enjoyment.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.3.20 — September 25, 1972, Los Angeles 720925SB-LOS ANGELES [42:22 Minutes] SB-01.03.20_720925SB-LOS ANGELES Prabhupāda: [Govindam prayers playing; sings along] Hmm. [leads singing of Jaya Rādhā-Mādhava] [prema-dhvani] Thank you very much.
Devotees: All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. [devotees offer obeisances]
Prabhupāda: Hmm. Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, First Canto, Third Chapter, text number 20.
[leads chanting of verse] [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] avatāre ṣoḍaśame paśyan brahma-druho nṛpān triḥ-sapta-kṛtvaḥ kupito niḥ-kṣatrām akaron mahīm [SB 1.3.20] Prabhupāda: Ladies. [ladies chant] That's all. Word meaning? Pradyumna: [leads chanting of synonyms] avatāre—in the incarnation of the Lord; ṣoḍaśame—sixteenth; paśyan—seeing; brahma-druhaḥ—disobedient to the orders of the brāhmaṇas; nṛpān—the kingly order; triḥ-sapta—thrice seven times; kṛtvaḥ—had done; kupitaḥ—being enraged; niḥ—negation; kṣatrām—the administrative class; akarot—did perform; mahīm—the earth. [13:05] Translation: "As Bhṛgupati, the sixteenth incarnation of the Godhead, the Lord annihilated the administrative class, or kṣatriyas, twenty-one times, being angry with them because of their rebellion against the brāhmaṇas, or the intelligent class." Prabhupāda: So, keśava dhṛta-bhṛgupati-rūpa jaya jagadīśa hare.
Kṣatriya-rudhira... Hmm? What is that verse? Can anyone cite? kṣatriya-rudhira-maye jagad-apagata-pāpaṁ snapayasi śamita-bhava-tāpam keśava dhṛta-bhṛgupati-rūpa jaya jagadīśa hare [Śrī Daśāvatāra-stotra 6] So Bhṛgupati...
Brahmā-druha. The administrative class, the politicians, they must obey the order of the brāhmaṇas. That is Vedic culture. Therefore, although there was monarchy, king, one king, no democracy, but because the king would follow the instruction of learned sages and brāhmaṇa, they would rule over the country very nicely. Take, for example, if your president takes our advice how to rule, then everything will be very nice.
Of course, we shall immediately ask the president to stop the slaughterhouse. But it is very difficult. You see? Neither the president is ready...