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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 2]
ing;  ca —and;  unmathita-ātmānaḥ —whose minds have become dull;  sammuhyantu —let them remain attached;  hara-dviṣaḥ —envious of Lord Śiva.
TRANSLATION
May those who are envious of Lord Śiva, being attracted by the flowery language of the enchanting Vedic promises, and who have thus become dull, always remain attached to fruitive activities.
PURPORT
The Vedic promises of elevation to higher planets for a better standard of materialistic life are compared to flowery language because in a flower there is certainly an aroma, but that aroma does not last for a very long time. In a flower there is honey, but that honey is also not eternal.
TEXT 26
सर्वभक्षा द्विजा वृत्त्यै धृतविद्यातपोवताः। वित्तदेहेन्द्रियारामा याचका विचरन्त्विह ॥२६॥
sarva-bhakṣā dvijā vṛttyai dhṛta-vidyā-tapo-vratāḥ vitta-dehendriyārāmā yācakā vicarantv iha
sarva-bhakṣāḥ—eating everything; dvijāḥ—the brāhmaṇas; vṛttyai—for maintaining the body; dhṛta-vidyā—having taken to education; tapaḥ—austerity; vratāḥ—and vows; vitta—money; deha—the body; indriya—the senses; ārāmāḥ—the satisfaction; yācakāḥ—as beggars; vicarantu—let them wander; iha—here.
TRANSLATION
These brāhmaṇas take to education, austerity and vows only for the purpose of maintaining the body. They shall be devoid of discrimination between what is to eat and what is not to eat. They will acquire money, begging from door to door, simply for the satisfaction of the body.
PURPORT
The third curse which was inflicted by Nandīśvara on the  brāhmaṇas  who supported Dakṣa is completely functioning in the age of Kali. The so-called  brāhmaṇas  are no longer interested in understanding the nature of the Supreme Brahman, although a  brāhmaṇa  means one who has attained