á¹›tÄmá¹›tÄbhyÄá¹ jÄ«veta
má¹›tena pramá¹›tena vÄ
satyÄná¹›tÄbhyÄm api vÄ
na Å›va-vá¹›ttyÄ kadÄcana
ṛtam uñchaśilaṠproktam
amá¹›taá¹ yad ayÄcitam
má¹›taá¹ tu nitya-yÄcÃ±Ä syÄt
pramṛtaṠkarṣaṇaṠsmṛtam
satyÄná¹›taá¹ ca vÄṇijyaá¹
śva-vṛttir nīca-sevanam
varjayet tÄá¹ sadÄ vipro
rÄjanyaÅ› ca jugupsitÄm
sarva-vedamayo vipraḥ
sarva-devamayo nṛpaḥ
á¹›ta-amá¹›tÄbhyÄm - of the means of livelihood known as á¹›ta and amá¹›ta; jÄ«veta - one may live; má¹›tena - by the profession of má¹›ta; pramá¹›tena vÄ - or by the profession of pramá¹›ta; satyÄná¹›tÄbhyÄm api - even by the profession of satyÄná¹›ta; vÄ - or; na - never; Å›va-vá¹›ttyÄ - by the profession of the dogs; kadÄcana - at any time; á¹›tam - á¹›ta; uñchaÅ›ilam - the livelihood of collecting grains left in the field or marketplace; proktam - it is said; amá¹›tam - the profession of amá¹›ta; yat - which; ayÄcitam - obtained without begging from anyone else; má¹›tam - the profession of má¹›ta; tu - but; nitya-yÄcÃ±Ä - begging grains every day from the farmers; syÄt - should be; pramá¹›tam - the pramá¹›ta means of livelihood; kará¹£aṇam - tilling the field; smá¹›tam - it is so remembered; satyÄná¹›tam - the occupation of satyÄná¹›ta; ca - and; vÄṇijyam - trade; Å›va-vá¹›ttiḥ - the occupation of the dogs; nÄ«ca-sevanam - the service of low persons (the vaiÅ›yas and śūdras); varjayet - should give up; tÄm - that (the profession of the dogs); sadÄ - always; vipraḥ - the brÄhmaṇa; rÄjanyaḥ ca - and the ká¹£atriya; jugupsitÄm - very abominable; sarva-veda-mayaḥ - learned in all the Vedic understandings; vipraḥ - the brÄhmaṇa; sarva-deva-mayaḥ - the embodiment of all the demigods; ná¹›paḥ - the ká¹£atriya or king.
As stated in Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ (4.13), cÄtur-varṇyaá¹ mayÄ sṛṣá¹aá¹ guṇa-karma-vibhÄgaÅ›aḥ: the four divisions of human society were created by the Supreme Lord according to the three modes of material nature and the work ascribed to them. Formerly, the principle of dividing human society into four sections — brÄhmaṇa, ká¹£atriya, vaiÅ›ya and śūdra — was strictly followed, but because of gradual neglect of the varṇÄÅ›rama principles, varṇa-saá¹…kara population developed, and the entire institution has now been lost. In this Age of Kali, practically everyone is a śūdra (kalau śūdra-sambhavÄḥ), and finding anyone who is a brÄhmaṇa, ká¹£atriya or vaiÅ›ya is very difficult. Although the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is a movement of brÄhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas, it is trying to reestablish the divine varṇÄÅ›rama institution, for without this division of society there cannot be peace and prosperity anywhere.