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<h3>Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures</h3>
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In the Vedic mantra, Ṛg mantra, it is said, tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padaṁ sadā paśyanti sūrayaḥ (Ṛg-veda 1.22.20). Those who are demigods, they are always sūrayaḥ. Sūrayaḥ means . . . just like Āryans and non-Āryans. Then there's suri and asuri, or sura or asura. Asura, asura means demons, and sura, just the opposite. Or Āryans and non-Āryans. So the Āryans . . . Āryans, the real meaning, the Sanskrit word Āryans means progressive. We have historically made a class of men. No. Āryans civilization means who is progressive, advancing. They are intelligent.
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In the Vedic mantra, Ṛg mantra, it is said, tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padaṁ sadā paśyanti sūrayaḥ (Ṛg-veda 1.22.20). Those who are demigods, they are always sūrayaḥ. Sūrayaḥ means . . . just like Āryans and non-Āryans. Then there's suri and asuri, or sura or asura. Asura, asura means demons, and sura, just the opposite. Or Āryans and non-Āryans. So the Āryans . . . Āryans, the real meaning, the Sanskrit word Āryans means progressive. We have historically made a class of men. No. Āryans civilization means who is progressive, advancing. They are intelligent. They are fair-complexioned. Therefore Āryans means progressive. So they know.

Vedic mantra says that tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padam. Paramaṁ padam, the highest perfection of life, is to understand Viṣṇu, or God. Tad viṣṇuṁ paramaṁ padaṁ sadā paśyanti sūrayaḥ (Ṛg-veda 1.22.20). In order to reach that goal, they are always looking after that. Just like in darkness you are walking on the road. The cynosure of the neighboring eyes. You see the stars. Just like in the ocean, the navigators, they look to the polestar, that which side they are going. Similarly, our aim should be always to Viṣṇu. Always to Viṣṇu. But unfortunately we are not educated in that way. We are educated in different way. Therefore there is disaster.
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