yada sva-nigamenoktam

 dvijatvam prapya purusah

yatha yajeta mam bhaktya

 sraddhaya tan nibodha me

 

Translation: 

 

Now please listen faithfully as I explain exactly how a person who has achieved twice-born status through the relevant Vedic prescriptions should worship Me with devotion.

 

Purport: 

 

The word sva-nigamena refers to the particular Vedic injunctions relevant to one’s social and occupational status. Members of the brahmana, ksatriya and vaisya communities all achieve dvijatvam, twice-born status, by initiation into the Gayatri mantra. Traditionally, fully qualified brahmana boys may be initiated at age eight, ksatriyas at eleven and vaisyas at twelve, provided the proper conditions are met. Having achieved twice-born status, one should faithfully worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His form of the Deity, as the Lord Himself will describe.