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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 14]
vāñchitam —desired result;  tat-helanam —disrespect to them;  na —not;  arhasi —you ought;  vītra —O hero;  ceṣṭitum —to do.
TRANSLATION
When all the brāhmaṇas engage in performing sacrifices in your kingdom, all the demigods, who are plenary expansions of the Lord, will be very much satisfied by their activities and will give you your desired result. Therefore, O hero, do not stop the sacrificial performances. If you stop them, you will disrespect the demigods.
TEXT 23
वेन उवाच
बालिशा बत यूयं वा अधर्मे धर्ममानिनः । ये वृत्तिदं पतिं हित्वा जारं पतिमुपासते ॥२३॥
vena uvāca   bāliśā bata yūyam vā   adharme dharma-māninaḥ   ye vṛtti-dam patim hitvā   jāram patim upāsate
venaḥ —King Vena;  uvāca —replied;  bāliśāḥ —childish;  bata —oh;  yūyam —all of you;  vā —indeed;  adharme —in irreligious principles;  dharma-māninaḥ —accepting as religious;  ye —all of you who;  vṛtti-dam —providing maintenance;  patim —husband;  hitvā —giving up;  jāram —paramour;  patim —husband;  upāsate —worship.
TRANSLATION
King Vena replied: You are not at all experienced. It is very much regrettable that you are maintaining something which is not religious and are accepting it as religious. Indeed, I think you are giving up your real husband who maintains you and are searching after some paramour to worship.
PURPORT
King Vena was so foolish that he accused the saintly sages of being inexperienced like small children. In other words, he was accusing them of not having perfect knowledge. In this way he could reject their advice and make accusations against them, comparing them with a woman who does not care for her husband who maintains her but goes to satisfy a paramour who does not maintain her. The purpose of this simile is apparent. It is the