748 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 19
jealousy of Maharaja Prthu, and what he introduced is again appearing in
the age of Kali. Practically none of the sannyasis in this age are bona fide.
No one can introduce any new system into the Vedic way of life; if one
does so out of malice, he is to be known as a pdsandi, or atheist. In the
Vaisnava tantra it is said:
yas tu ndradyanam devam
brahma-rudradi-daivataih
samatvenaiva vikseta
sa pasandi bhaved dhruvam
Although it is forbidden, there are many pdsandis who coin terms like
daridra-nardyana and svami-naérdyana, although not even such demigods as
Brahma and Siva can be equal to Narayana.
TEXTS 24-25
we aa tafe |
Trae, Tay AfEsMT URvII
we eaTag aang |
TAT AAA AST WAST F AMPPAG NUM
evam indre haraty asvam
vainya-yajna-jighamsaya
tad-grhita-visrstesu
pakhandesu matir nrnam
dharma ity upadharmesu
nagna-rakta-patddisu
prayena sajjate bhrantya
pesalesu ca vagmisu
evam—thus; indre—when the King of heaven; harati—stole; asvam—the
horse; vainya—of the son of King Vena; yajfa—the sacrifice; jighamsaya—
with a desire to stop; tat—by him; grhita—accepted; visrstesu—abandoned;
pakhandesu—toward the sinful dress; matih—attraction; nrnam—of the
people in general; dharmah—system of religion; iti-thus; upadharmesu—
toward false religious systems; nagna—naked;rakta-pata—red robed; adisu—
etc.; prayena—generally; sajjate—is attracted; bhrantya—foolishly ; pesalesu
—expert; ca—and; vagmisu—eloquent.
