SB 1.16.22 (1965)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 22
- Kim kashatra bandhun kalina upasristah
- Rastrani va tair avaropitani
- Itas tato vasanapana vasah
- Snana vyavaonnmukha jivaolkan.
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Kim—whether, Kshatarabandhun—the unworthy administrators, Kalina—by the influence of the age of Kali, Upasristah—bewildered, Rastrani—state affairs, Va—or, Tair—by them, Avarapitani—put into disorder, Itas—here, Tatas—there, Va—or, Asana—accepting foodstuff, Pana—drink, Vasa—residence, Snana—bath, Vyavayo—sexual intercourse, Unnvmukha—inclined, Jivalokam—human society.
TRANSLATION
The so called administrators are now bewildered by the influence of this age of Kali and thus they have put into disorder all state affairs. Whether you are lamenting such disorderly things ? The people in general now do not follow the rules and regulations for eating, sleeping, drinking, mating etc and now they are inclined to do such things anywhere and everywhere. If you are unhappy for this ?
PURPORT
There are, some necessities of life on par with the lower animals and they are eating sleeping fearing and mating. These bodily demands are equally good both for the human being and the animals. But the human being has to fulfil such desires not like animals but like a human being. A dog can mate with a bitch before the public eyes without hesitation but if a human being does so the act will be considered as public nuisance and the person doing so will be criminally prosecuted. Therefore for the human being there are some rules and regulations even for fulfilling common demands. When the human society will avoid such rules and regulations it will be so done bewildered by the influence of the age of Kali. In this age the people are indulging in such neccessities of life without following the rules and regulations and this deterioration of social and moral rules is certainly lamentable on account of the harmfull effects of such beastly behaviour. In this age the fathers and the guardians are not happy with the behaviour of their wards but they must know that so many innocent children are victims of bad association awarded by the influence of this age of Kali. We know it from Srimad Bhagwatam that Ajamil an innocent son of a Brahmin was passing the road and he saw a Sudra pair sexually embraced. This attracted the boy, and later on the boy became a victim of all debaucheries in the later days of his life. From a pure Brahmin he fell down to the position of a wretched urchin and it was all due to the bad association. There was one victim like Ajamil in those days gone by but in this age of Kali the poor innocent body and students are daily victims of the cinema shows which attract men only for the matter of sex indulgence. The so called administrators are all untrained in the affairs of a Kashatriya. The Kashatriyas are meant for administration as the Brahmins are meant for knowledge and guidance. The word kshatriyabandhu means the so called administrators or persons promoted to the post of the administrator without proper training by culture and tradition. Now a days they are promoted to such exalted posts by the votes of people who are themselves fallen in the rules and regulations of life. How they can select a proper man who are themselves fallen in the standard of life. Therefore, by the influence of the age of Kali everywhere politically, socially or religiously everything is topsyturvied and therefore for the sane man they are all regretable factors looking forward to the general welfare of the human society.