This is called tridanda-sannyasa
For class each morning Dayananda is reading aloud from the unedited transcripts of the prayers of Prahlada Maharaja. While not grammatically correct, the Indian-English style of Prabhupada's translations have a unique charm and flavor of their own.
Today he read Text Ten of Chapter Nine: "Prahlada Maharaja continued to think that a brahmana who has qualified himself with all the brahminical qualities, twelve in number, as they are stated in the book known as sanat-sujata, such a brahmana, if he is not a devotee and to the lotus feet of the Lord, he is especially lower than a devotee who is a dog-eater even. But his mind, words, activities, wealth, and life everything is dedicated to the Supreme Lord. Such a low person is better than a brahmana as above mentioned because such lowborn person can purify his whole family; whereas a so-called brahmana falsely in prestigious position cannot purify himself."
Prabhupada gave a long talk. At one stage he pointed out that in the Vedic civilization one's position in human society is determined by what he eats. Generally the meat-eaters, especially pig- and dog-eaters, are considered the lowest, untouchable. But worst of all are those who feast on the cow.
"In India still, generally those who are meat-eaters, they take meat of such animals like goats, lambs, like that. And they never take cow's flesh, because cow is protected, go-rakshya. So in the Bhagavad-gita, even if you are meat-eater, don't eat cow. You can eat other animals: pigs, goats. But don't eat cows' flesh. That is very sinful.
"Why it is sinful? Because it's a very, very important animal in the human society, very important animal. You get milk and milk products. Then your brain becomes very nice, memory sharpened. That is therefore important. Don't eat." But Prabhupada said that in Krishna consciousness it doesn't matter what one's background is, provided one has adopted the process of Krishna consciousness.
"So here it is proof that dog-eaters, or pig-eaters, or any low-grade man is not prohibited to become a devotee. That is our Krishna consciousness movement.
"They say that without becoming a Hindu or born in India, nobody can become brahmana, nobody can become sannyasi. But here is the proof. In the sastra the dog-eater is also highly praised. When? When he sacrifices everything, his body, his mind, his words, only for Krishna. This is called tridanda-sannyasa."
Reference: Transcendental Diary Volume 1 by Hari Sauri Dasa
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