240 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 15
TRANSLATION

It is abominable for a person living in the grhastha-asrama to
give up the regulative principles, for a brahmacari not to follow
the brahmacari vows while living under the care of the guru, for a
vanaprastha to live in the village and engage in so-called social ac-
tivities, or for a sannyasi to be addicted to sense gratification. One
who acts in this way is to be considered the lowest renegade. Such a
pretender is bewildered by the external energy of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, and one should either reject him from
any position, or taking compassion upon him, teach him, if possi-
ble, to resume his original position.

PURPORT

We have repeatedly stressed that human culture does not begin unless
one takes to the principles of varndsrama-dharma. Although grhastha
life is a concession for the enjoyment of sex, one cannot enjoy sex with-
out following the rules and regulations of householder life. Furthermore,
as already instructed, a brahmacdri must live under the care of the guru:
brahmacari guru-kule vasan danto guror hitam. If a brahmacari does
not live under the care of the guru, if a vdnaprastha engages in ordinary
activities, or if a sannydsi is greedy and eats meat, eggs and all kinds of
nonsense for the satisfaction of his tongue, he is a cheater and should im-
mediately be rejected as unimportant. Such persons should be shown
compassion, and if one has sufficient strength one should teach them to
stop them from following the wrong path in life. Otherwise one should
reject them and pay them no attention.

TEXT 40
ments 2 faaritarg I MATa: |
farsa Tees TUNA wT: |ell
atmanam ced vyaniyat
pararh jfiana-dhutasayah
kim icchan kasya vé hetor
deham pusnati lampatah

Gtmanam—the soul and the Supersoul; cet—if; vijanityat—can

understand; param—who are transcendental, beyond this material
