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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.22.4

తమేతమిహ పురుషాస్త్రయ్యా విద్యయా వర్ణాశ్రమాచారానుపథా ఉచ్చావచై: కర్మభిరామ్నాతైర్యోగవితానైశ్చ శ్రద్ధయా యజన్తోఽఞ్జసా శ్రేయ: సమధిగచ్ఛన్తి ॥ ౪ ॥
tam etam iha puruṣās trayyā vidyayā varṇāśramācārānupathā uccāvacaiḥ karmabhir āmnātair yoga-vitānaiś ca śraddhayā yajanto ’ṣjasā śreyaḥ samadhigacchanti.
[tam etam iha purushaas trayyaa vidyayaa varnaashramaachaaraanupathaa uchchaavachaih karmabhir aamnaatair yoga-vitaanaish cha shraddhayaa yajanto ’shjasaa shreyah samadhigachchanti.]
tam — Him (the Supreme Personality of Godhead) etam — this iha — in this world of mortality puruṣāḥ — all people trayyā — having three divisions vidyayā — by the Vedic knowledge varṇa-āśrama-ācāra — the practices of the varṇāśrama system anupathāḥ — following ucca-avacaiḥ — higher or lower according to the different positions in the varṇāśrama-dharma (brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya and śūdra) karmabhiḥ — by their respective activities āmnātaiḥ — handed down yoga-vitānaiḥ — by meditation and other yogic processes ca — and śraddhayā — with great faith yajantaḥ — worshiping aṣjasā — without difficulty śreyaḥ — the ultimate benefit of life samadhigacchanti — they attain.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tam etam iha puruṣās trayyā vidyayā varṇāśramācārānupathā uccāvacaiḥ karmabhir āmnātair yoga-vitānaiś ca śraddhayā yajanto ’ṣjasā śreyaḥ samadhigacchanti.
tam
Him (the Supreme Personality of Godhead)
etam
this
iha
in this world of mortality
puruṣāḥ
all people
trayyā
having three divisions
vidyayā
by the Vedic knowledge
varṇa-āśrama-ācāra
the practices of the varṇāśrama system
anupathāḥ
following
ucca-avacaiḥ
higher or lower according to the different positions in the varṇāśrama-dharma (brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya and śūdra)
karmabhiḥ
by their respective activities
āmnātaiḥ
handed down
yoga-vitānaiḥ
by meditation and other yogic processes
ca
and
śraddhayā
with great faith
yajantaḥ
worshiping
aṣjasā
without difficulty
śreyaḥ
the ultimate benefit of life
samadhigacchanti
they attain.
According to the system of four varṇas and four āśramas, people generally worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, who is situated as the sun-god. With great faith they worship the Supreme Personality as the Supersoul according to ritualistic ceremonies handed down in the three Vedas, such as agnihotra and similar higher and lower fruitive acts, and according to the process of mystic yoga. In this way they very easily attain the ultimate goal of life.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
People, by following varṇāśrama conduct and worshipping the sun with faith by yoga and by regulated activities high and low which are authorized by the Vedas, easily attain the highest goal. People who follow (anupathāḥ) varṇāśrama and worship the sun in the form of Indra and others by activities mentioned in the Vedas (trayyā), and by aṣṭāṅga-yoga (yoga-vitānaiḥ), attain the highest goal.
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