Shloka : 24
स्ववर्णाश्रमधर्मो य: स हातव्यो न केनचित् ।
परधर्मो न चाचर्यो न च पाषंडकल्पित: ॥ 24 ॥
અને પોતપોતાના વર્ણાશ્રમનો જે ધર્મ, તે કોઈ સત્સંગીએ ત્યાગ કરવો નહિ; અને પરધર્મનું આચરણ ન કરવું તથા પાખંડ ધર્મનું આચરણ ન કરવું તથા કલ્પિતધર્મનું આચરણ ન કરવું. ॥ 24 ॥
And the devotees should never abandon their duties as per their caste and category and should not perform other duties and should not practice hypocracy or some fictious religion. || 24 ||
Commentary
The duties assigned as per the caste i.e. Brahmin, Kshatriya, etc. are called 'Varnashram Dharma', and duties to be performed during various stages of growth periods i.e. Brahmcharyashrama, Grihasthashrama etc. are called 'Ashram Dharma'. These duties, assigned as per caste and various stages of growth, should not be avoided, evenif, one has surrendered through devotion and knowledge.
By refusing such duties, one attains misfortune in this world as well as in next world. For that reason, one should perform one’s duties by all means. Because proper performance of one’s duties leads one to devotion and liberation.
A Brahmin’s duty is to follow non-violence and a Kshatriya’s duty does not require to follow non-violence. For a Kshatriya it is best to follow his 'own' duties i.e. to perform Kshatriya Dharma. And while performing his duties i.e. Kshatriya Dharma during war, evenif, he dies, his performance helps him to progress towards salvation. For a Kshatriya who has military tendencies, Brahmin Dharma which is based on non-violence, is not suitable and leads to cowardice. So, performing one’s own duties, evenif, they are of inferior quality is the best way out. Performing someone else’s duties, even if they are performed in a better way, is not beneficial.
Moreover, 'Paashand', (પાષંડ) is a religion which has the history of committing ill-deeds. 'Paakhand' means the breach of moral code of conduct i.e. crossing the limits set by the religion. Therefore, one should not follow 'Paakhand' which is to behave against the teachings of Shriji Maharaj and one should not follow the fictious path of an atheist.