varṇāśramavatāḿ dharma
eṣa ācāra-lakṣaṇaḥ
sa eva mad-bhakti-yuto
niḥśreyasa-karaḥ paraḥ
varnasrama-vatam -- of the followers of the varnasrama system; dharmah -- religious principle; eshah -- this; acara -- by proper behavior according to the authorized tradition; lakshanah -- characterized; sah -- this; eva -- indeed; mat-bhakti -- with devotional service to Me; yutah -- conjoined; nihsreyasa -- the highest perfection of life; karah -- giving; parah -- supreme.
Those who are followers of this varnasrama system accept religious principles according to authorized traditions of proper conduct. When such varnasrama duties are dedicated to Me in loving service, they award the supreme perfection of life.
According to the varnasrama system, the members of different orders and statuses of life have many traditional duties, such as worshiping the forefathers to save them from possible sinful reactions. All such Vedic rituals, sacrifices, austerities and so forth should be offered to the lotus feet of Lord Sri Krishna. They then become the transcendental means for going back home, back to Godhead. In other words, Krishna consciousness, or loving service to Lord Sri Krishna, is the sum and substance of progressive human life.
