who is a qualified brahmana?
It is said that one should become a brahmana before one can understand the
Vedic statements, and this stricture is as important as the stricture that
no one shall become a lawyer who has not qualified himself as a graduate.
Such a stricture is not an impediment in the path of progress for anyone and
everyone, but it is necessary for an unqualified understanding of a
particular science. Vedic knowledge is misinterpreted by those who are not
qualified brahmanas. A qualified brahmana is one who has undergone strict
training under the guidance of a bona fide spiritual master.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 2.2.27
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