# Cc. Madhya 4.84 ## Text > sabe vasi' krame krame bhojana karila > brāhmaṇa-brāhmaṇī-gaṇe āge khāoyāila ## Synonyms *sabe*—all; *vasi'*—sitting; *krame* *krame*—by and by; *bhojana* *karila*—honored *prasāda* and ate it; *brāhmaṇa*-*brāhmaṇī*-*gaṇe*—the *brāhmaṇas* and their wives; *āge*—first; *khāoyāila*—were fed. ## Translation **All the people gathered there sat down to honor the prasāda, and by and by they took food. All the brāhmaṇas and their wives were fed first.** ## Purport According to the *varṇāśrama* system, the *brāhmaṇas* are always honored first. Thus at the festival, the *brāhmaṇas* and their wives were first offered the remnants of food, and then the others (*kṣatriyas, vaiśyas* and *śūdras*). This has always been the system, and it is still prevalent in India, even though the caste *brāhmaṇas* are not qualified. The system is still current due to the *varṇāśrama* institutional rules and regulations.