SB 1.18.45 (1965)

SB (1965) Eighteenth Chapter - Maharaj Parikshit Cursed By A Brahmin Boy

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT No. 45

Tada arya dharma praviliyate nrinam Varna ashrama acharayuta strayeemayah Tato artha kamabhinibesita atmanam Sunam kapinam iva varnasamkarah

ENGLISH SYNONYMS

Tada—at that time, Arya—progressive civilization, Dharma—engagement, praviliyate—becomes systematically vanquished, Nrinam—of the humankind, Varna—caste, Ashrama—orders of society, Acharayuta—composed with good manner, Straeemayah—in terms of the Vedic injunction, Tato—thereafter, Artha—economic development, Kamabhinibesita—fully absorbed in the matter of sense gratification, Atmanam—of men, Sunam—like the dogs, Kapinam—like the monkeys, Varnasamkarah—unwanted population.

TRANSLATION

At that time the people in general will be systematically vanquished from the progressive way of civilization in the matter of qualitative engagements of castes and the orders of society for good manners in terms of the Vedic injunctions of the human kind and thus they will be more attracted by economic development for sense gratification and unwanted population of the type of dogs and monkeys.

PURPORT

It is foretold herein that in the absence of monarchical regime the general mass of people will be unwanted population of the type of dogs and monkeys. As the monkeys are too much sexually inclined and the dogs are shameless in the matter of sexual intercourse, similarly the general mass of population born of illegitimate connection like the dogs and monkeys will systematically go astray from the Vedic way of good manners in the matter of qualitative engagements of the castes and orders of life.

The Vedic way of life is called progressive march of civilization of the Aryans. The Aryans means who are progressive in terms of Vedic civilization. The Vedic civilization aims at the destination of back to Godhead back to Home where there is no birth, no death, no old age and no diseases. The Vedas direct everyone not to remain in darkness of the material world but directs progressive march towards the light of spiritual kingdom far beyond the material sky within our vision. The qualitative caste system and the orders of life are scientifically planned by the Lord and His representatives the great Rishis; and the perfect way of mannerly life gives all sorts of instruction in the matter of both material and spiritual way of life. The Vedic way of life does not allow any man to be like monkeys and dogs for sense gratification and to fulfil the desire of mammon's philosophy one should simply devote himself in the matter of economic development. Such degraded civilization of sense gratification and economic developement is the by products of Godless or kingless government of the people by the people and for the people. The people in general should not therefore grudge the reaction of such maladministration by their own action.

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