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to such materialistic activities is to be called a vantasi, or one who
eats his own vomit. He is indeed a shameless person.

PURPORT

Materialistic activities are regulated by the institution of varndsrama-
dharma. Without varndsrama-dharma, materialistic activities constitute
animal life. Yet even in human life, while observing the principles of
varna and dsrama—brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya, Sidra, brahmacarya,
grhastha, vanaprastha and sannydsa—one must ultimately accept
sannydsa, the renounced order, for only by the renounced order can one
be situated in brahma-sukha, or transcendental bliss. In brahma-sukha
one is no longer attracted by lusty desires. Indeed, when one is no longer
disturbed, especially by lusty desires for sexual indulgence, he is fit to
become a sannyasi. Otherwise, one should not accept the sannyasa order.
If one accepts sannydsa at an immature stage, there is every possibility
of his being attracted by women and lusty desires and thus again becom-
ing a so-called grhastha or a victim of women. Such a person is most
shameless, and he is called vdntdsi, or one who eats that which he has
already vomited. He certainly leads a condemned life. In our Krsna con-
sciousness movement it is advised, therefore, that the sannydsis and
brahmacaris keep strictly aloof from the association of women so that
there will be no chance of their falling down again as victims of lusty
desires.

TEXT 37

2: age: CaM AAT Aeat AeHfievead |
I TAMRAARHA VIATed TATA 1/211

yaih sva-dehah smrto ’natma
martyo vit-krmi-bhasmavat

ta enam dtmasat krtva
slaghayanti hy asattamah

yaih—by sannydsis who; sva-dehah—own body; smrtah—consider;
andtma—different from the soul; martyah—subjected to death; vit—
becoming stool; krmi—worms; bhasma-vat—or ashes; te—such
