46 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 14

people who are like monkeys. In the Krsna consciousness movement
these monkey disciples, being unable to follow the strict regulative prin-
ciples, sometimes fall down and try to form societies based on sex. This is
proof that such people are descendants of monkeys. as confirmed by Dar-
win. In this verse it is therefore clearly stated: yathd vanara-jateh.

TEXT 31

aaife  faravra: ai = aevafaganafaeaicaga-
Ftamfe = areraatta frermmafy: = t82

tatrapi niravarodhah svairena viharann ati-krpana-buddhir anyonya-
mukha-niriksanadiné gramya-karmanaiva vismrta-kalavadhih.

tatra api—in that condition (in the society of human beings descended
from monkeys); niravarodhah—without hesitation: svairena—indepen-
dently. without reference to the goal of life: viharan—enjoying like
monkeys: ati-krpana-buddhih—whose intelligence is dull because he
does not properly utilize his assets; anyonya—of one another: mukha-
niriksana-ddina—by seeing the faces (when a man sees the beautiful
face of a woman and the woman sees the strong build of the man’s body.
they always desire one another): grdmya-karmana—by material ac-
tivities for sense gratification: eva—only; vismrta—forgotten: kdla-
avadhih—the limited span of life (after which one’s evolution may be
degrading or elevating).

TRANSLATION

In this way the descendants of the monkeys intermingle with
each other, and they are generally known as sidras. Without
hesitating, they live and move freely, not knowing the goal of life.
They are captivated simply by seeing the faces of one another,
which remind them of sense gratification. They are always engaged
in material activities, known as gramya-karma, and they work hard
for material benefit. Thus they forget completely that one day
their small life spans will be finished and they will be degraded in

the evolutionary cycle.
