Text 14] Instructions for Civilized Human Beings 211

Ajamila’s deliverance, Yamaraja says, dharmam tu sdksdd bhagavat-
pranitam: real religion is that which is given by the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, just as real law is that which is given by the government. No
one can manufacture actual law at home, nor can one manufacture actual
religion. Elsewhere it is said, sa vai pursdm paro dharmo yato bhaktir
adhoksaje: the real religious system is that which leads one to become a
devotee of the Supreme Lord. Therefore, anything opposed to this
religious system of progressive Krsna consciousness is called vidharma,
para-dharma, upadharma or chala-dharma. Misinterpretation of
Bhagavad-gita is chala-dharma. When Krsna directly says something
and some rascal interprets it to mean something different, this is chala-
dharma—a religious system of cheating—or sabda-bhit, a jugglery of
words. One should be extremely careful to avoid these various types of
cheating systems of religion.

TEXT 14

TRITHN HE FEAT ALTA TAS |
aaafatedt Ta: Fa As: wT Lvl

yas tv icchayé krtah pumbhir
abhdso hy asramat prthak

sva-bhava-vihito dharmah
kasya nestah prasantaye

yah—that which; tu—indeed; icchayd—whimsically; krtah—con-
ducted; pumbhih—by persons; abhdsah—dim reflection; hi—indeed;
asramat —from one’s own order of life; prthak—different; sva-bhava—
according to one’s own nature; vihitah—regulated; dharmah—reli-
gious principle; kasya—in what respect; na—not; istah—capable;
prasdntaye—for relieving all kinds of distress.

TRANSLATION

A pretentious religious system manufactured by one who
willfully neglects the prescribed duties of his order of life is called
abhasa [a dim reflection or false similarity]. But if one performs
the prescribed duties for his particular 4Srama or varna, why are
they not sufficient to mitigate all material distresses?
