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King Pṛthu's One Hundred Horse Sacrifices
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Lord Nārāyaṇa on the level with Lord Śiva or Lord Brahmā immediately becomes a  pākhaṇḍī . As stated in the  Purāṇas :
yas tu nārāyaṇam devam brahma-rudrādi-daivataiḥ samatvenaiva vīkṣeta sa pāṣaṇḍī bhaved dhruvam
In Kali-yuga the  pākhaṇḍīs  are very prominent. However, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has tried to kill all these  pākhaṇḍīs  by introducing His  saṅkīrtana  movement. Those who take advantage of this  saṅkīrtana  movement of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness will be able to save themselves from the influence of these  pākhaṇḍīs .
TEXT 23
यानि रूपाणि जगृहे इन्द्रो हयजिहीर्षया । तानि पापस्य खण्डानि लिङ्गं खण्डमिहोच्यते ॥२३॥
yāni rūpāṇi jagṛhe indro haya-jihīrṣayā tāni pāpasya khaṇḍāni liṅgaṁ khaṇḍam ihocyate
yāni —all those which;  rūpāṇi —forms;  jagṛhe —accepted;  indraḥ —the King of heaven;  haya —the horse;  jihīrṣayā —with a desire to steal;  tāni —all those;  pāpasya —of sinful activities;  khaṇḍāni —signs;  liṅgaṁ —the symbol;  khaṇḍam —the word  khaṇḍa ;  iha —here;  ucyate —is said.
TRANSLATION
Whatever different forms Indra assumed as a mendicant because of his desire to seize the horse were symbols of atheistic philosophy.
PURPORT
According to Vedic civilization,  sannyāsa  is one of the essential items in the program of the  varṇa-āśrama  institution. One should accept  sannyāsa  according to the  paramparā  system of the  ācāryas . At the present moment, however, many so-called  sannyāsīs  or mendicants have no understanding of God consciousness. Such  sannyāsa  was introduced by Indra because of his