Text 17] Rahigana Converses with Jada Bharata 449

herons and vultures. Thus he is cheated both ways by not taking shelter
of the Supreme Lord.

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tair varicito hamsa-kulam samavisann
arocayan Ssilam upaiti vanaran

taj-jati-rasena sunirvrtendriyah
parasparodviksana-vismrtavadhih

taih—by them (the cheaters and pretenders. the so-called yogis,
svamis, incarnations and gurus): vancitah—being cheated: hamsa-
kulam—the association of great paramaharsas, or devotees:
samavisan—contacting; arocayan—not being satisfied with: silam—
their behavior: upaiti—approaches; vénardn—the monkeys. which are
all debauchees with no good character:  tat-jati-rasena—by
sense gratification in the association of such debauchees: sunirvrta-in-
driyah—being very satished with getting the opportunity of sense
gratification; paraspara—of one another; udviksana—by seeing the
faces; vismrta—who has forgotten; avadhih—the end of life.

TRANSLATION

Being cheated by them, the living entity in the forest of the
material world tries to give up the association of these so-called
yogis, svamis and incarnations and come to the association of real
devotees, but due to misfortune he cannot follow the instructions
of the spiritual master or advanced devotees; therefore he gives up
their company and again returns to the association of monkeys
who are simply interested in sense gratification and women. He
derives satisfaction by associating with sense gratifiers and
