संस्कारा यत्राविच्छिन्नाः स द्विजोऽजो जगाद यम् ।
इज्याध्ययनदानानि विहितानि द्विजन्मनाम् ।
जन्मकर्मावदातानां क्रियाश्चाश्रमचोदिताः ॥१३॥

saá¹skÄrÄ yatrÄvicchinnÄḥ
sa dvijo 'jo jagÄda yam
ijyÄdhyayana-dÄnÄni
vihitÄni dvijanmanÄm
janma-karmÄvadÄtÄnÄá¹
kriyÄÅ› cÄÅ›rama-coditÄḥ

 saá¹skÄrÄḥ - reformatory processes; yatra - wherein; avicchinnÄḥ - without interruption; saḥ - such a person; dvi-jaḥ - twice-born; ajaḥ - Lord BrahmÄ; jagÄda - sanctioned; yam - who; ijyÄ - worshiping; adhyayana - studies of the Vedas; dÄnÄni - and charity; vihitÄni - prescribed; dvi-janmanÄm - of persons who are called twice-born; janma - by birth; karma - and activities; avadÄtÄnÄm - who are purified; kriyÄḥ - activities; ca - also; ÄÅ›rama-coditÄḥ - recommended for the four ÄÅ›ramas.


Text

Those who have been reformed by the garbhÄdhÄna ceremony and other prescribed reformatory methods, performed with Vedic mantras and without interruption, and who have been approved by Lord BrahmÄ, are dvijas, or twice-born. Such brÄhmaṇas, ká¹£atriyas and vaiÅ›yas, purified by their family traditions and by their behavior, should worship the Lord, study the Vedas and give charity. In this system, they should follow the principles of the four ÄÅ›ramas [brahmacarya, gá¹›hastha, vÄnaprastha and sannyÄsa].

Purport

After giving a general list of thirty qualifications for one’s behavior, NÄrada Muni now describes the principles of the four varṇas and four ÄÅ›ramas. A human being must be trained in the above-mentioned thirty qualities; otherwise, he is not even a human being. Then, among such qualified persons, the varṇÄÅ›rama process should be introduced. In the varṇÄÅ›rama system, the first ceremony for purification is garbhÄdhÄna, which is performed with mantras at the time of sex for propagating a good child. One who uses sex life not for sensual pleasures but only to beget children according to the reformatory method is also accepted as a brahmacÄrÄ«. One should not waste semen on sensual pleasure, violating the principles of Vedic life. Restraint in sex is possible, however, only when the populace is trained in the above-mentioned thirty qualities; otherwise, it is not possible. Even if one is born in a family of dvijas, or twice-born, if they have not followed the reformatory process he is called a dvija-bandhu — not one of the twice-born, but a friend of the twice-born. The whole purpose of this system is to create good population. As stated in Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ, when women are polluted the populace is varṇa-saá¹…kara, and when the varṇa-saá¹…kara population increases, the situation of the entire world becomes hellish. Therefore, all the Vedic literatures strongly warn against creating varṇa-saá¹…kara population. When there is varṇa-saá¹…kara population, the people cannot be properly controlled for peace and prosperity, regardless of great legislative assemblies, parliaments and similar bodies.