ĹrÄŤ-uddhava uvÄca
yas tvayÄbhihitaḼ pĹŤrvaáš
dharmas tvad-bhakti-lakᚣaášaḼ
varášÄĹamÄcÄravatÄáš
sarveᚣÄáš dvi-padÄm api
yathÄnuᚣášhÄŤyamÄnena
tvayi bhaktir nášášÄáš bhavet
sva-dharmeášÄravindÄkᚣa
tan mamÄkhyÄtum arhasi
ĹrÄŤ-uddhavaḼ uvÄca - ĹrÄŤ Uddhava said; yaḼ - which; tvayÄ - by You; abhihitaḼ - described; pĹŤrvam - previously; dharmaḼ - religious principles; tvat-bhakti-lakᚣaášaḼ - characterized by devotional service to Your Lordship; varáša-ÄĹrama - of the varášÄĹrama system; ÄcÄravatÄm - of the faithful followers; sarveᚣÄm - of all; dvi-padÄm - of ordinary human beings (who do not follow the varášÄĹrama system); api - even; yathÄ - according to; anuᚣášhÄŤyamÄnena - the process being executed; tvayi - in You; bhaktiḼ - loving service; nášášÄm - of human beings; bhavet - may be; sva-dharmeáša - by one's own occupational duty; aravinda-akᚣa - O lotus-eyed one; tat - that; mama - to me; ÄkhyÄtum - to explain; arhasi - You ought.
Lord KášášŁáša has already elaborately explained the process of jĂąÄna-yoga, bhakti-yoga and aᚣášÄáš ga-yoga. Now Uddhava inquires how those inclined toward karma-yoga can achieve the perfection of life, KášášŁáša consciousness. In Bhagavad-gÄŤtÄ (4.13) Lord KášášŁáša describes that He is personally the creator of the varášÄĹrama system. CÄtur-varášyaáš mayÄ sášášŁášaáš guáša-karma-vibhÄgaĹaḼ. Therefore the ultimate goal of the varášÄĹrama system is to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In other words, one should become a devotee of the Lord and learn the process of pure devotional service. The easiest method of achieving pure devotional service is by the association of pure devotees of the Lord. If one submissively and faithfully associates with pure devotees, one can immediately achieve the perfection of life. A KášášŁáša conscious person is not required to execute all the formalities of the varášÄĹrama system, because a KášášŁáša conscious person, absorbed in love of Godhead, automatically gives up all sense gratification and mental speculation. Those human beings who do not follow the varášÄĹrama system are here referred to as dvi-padÄm, or two-legged. In other words, one who does not follow the religious path of life is known to be human only by the possession of two legs. Even ordinary animals and insects are eagerly engaged in eating, sleeping, mating and defending; the human being, however, is distinguished from such lower forms of life by his capacity to become religious and, ultimately, to love God in pure KášášŁáša consciousness.