232 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 6
men: deva-mayd-mohitah—bewildered by the external energy, or il-
lusory energy. of the Supreme Personality of Godhead: sva-vidhi-
niyoga-Sauca-caritra-vihinah—without character, cleanliness, and the
rules and regulations given according to one’s own duty in life: deva-
helanani—negligent of the Supreme Personality of Godhead:
apavratani—impious vows; nija-nya-icchaya—by their own desires;
grhnanah—accepting; asnéna-anadcamana-asauca-kesa-ulluncana-adi-
ni—concocted religious principles such as no bathing, no washing of the
mouth, being unclean and plucking out the hair; kalina—by the age of
Kali; adharma-bahulena—with an abundance of irreligion; upahata-
dhiyah—whose pure consciousness is destroyed; brahma-brahmana-
yajna-purusa-loka-vidiisakah—blasphemous toward the Vedas, the
strict brahmanas, ritualistic ceremonies such as sacrifice, and toward the
Supreme Personality of Godhead and the devotees; prayena—almost en-
tirely; bhavisyanti—will become.
TRANSLATION

People who are lowest among men and bewildered by the illu-
sory energy of the Supreme Lord will give up the original var-
nasrama-dharma and its rules and regulations. They will abandon
bathing three times daily and worshiping the Lord. Abandoning
cleanliness and neglecting the Supreme Lord, they will accept non-
sensical principles. Not regularly bathing or washing their mouths
regularly, they will always remain unclean, and they will pluck out
their hair. Following a concocted religion, they will flourish.
During this age of Kali, people are more inclined to irreligious
systems. Consequently these people will naturally deride Vedic
authority, the followers of Vedic authority, the brahmanas, the
Supreme Personality of Godhead and the devotees.

PURPORT

Presently the hippies in the Western countries fit this description.
They are irresponsible and unregulated. They do not bathe. and they
deride standard Vedic knowledge. They concoct new life-styles and
religions. There are many hippie groups at the present moment. but they
all originated from King Arhat, who imitated the activities of Lord
Rsabhadeva, who was situated on the paramahamsa stage. King Arhat
