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                varṇāśramācāravatā puruṣeṇa paraḥ pumān
                viṣṇur ārādhyate panthā nānyat tat-toṣa-kāraṇam
             The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Viṣṇu, is worshiped
             by the proper execution of prescribed duties in the system of
             varṇa and āśrama. There is no other way to satisfy the Supreme
             Personality of Godhead. One must be situated in the institution
             of the four varṇas and āśramas.

           His Holiness Bhakti Vikāsa Swami brings to our attention
           the obstacles on the way to establishing varṇāśrama-dharma
           which is so crucial for stable marriages, happy and emotionally
           healthy children, and overall flourishing spiritual communities.
           I am fully convinced that the words of His Divine Grace Śrīla
           Prabhupāda will come true and that millions of people will
           join ISKCON if we set a perfect example of a society based on
           self-sufficient farms according to God’s social order and with
           God in the center. The cover of the previous edition of this
           book makes me laugh as it reminds me of the transformation
           in my life from being a girl with feministic ideas planning to be
           a policewoman, to a housewife who is trying to follow in the
           footsteps of Śrī Sītā-devī. I wish that the members of ISKCON
           take the contents of this book into their hearts and that we all
           try to establish varṇāśrama-dharma in whatever way possible
           in our present situation.



                            Mānavī Devī Dāsī (BVKS)
                                   Zadar, Croatia

           An excellent, śāstric, educational and practical guide for all,
           but especially for souls in female bodies, who wish to know
           how to attain perfection in life by acting according to their
           conditioned natures.
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