SB 1.17.32 (1965)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 32
- Twam vartamanam naradeva dehesu
- Anupravitto ayam adharma pugah
- Lobho anritam chouryam anaryam
- Amho jyestha cha maya kalahas cha dambhah
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Twam—you, Vartamanam—while present, Naradeva—Mangod or the King, Dehesu—in the body, Anupravitto—all round beginning, Ayam—all these, Adharma—principles of irreligiosites, Pugah—in rank and file, Lobho—greed, Anritam—falsty, Chouryam—pilfery, Anaryam—incivility, Amha—renegation, Jyestha—misfortune, Maya—cheating, Kalahas—quarrel, Dambha—vanity.
TRANSLATION
If the personality of Kali or irreligiosity is allowed to act as the mangod or executive head certainly the rank and file of irreligiosities like greed, falsehood, pilfery, incivility, renegation, misfortune, cheating, quarrel and vanity will follow all round.
PURPORT
The principles of religion namely austerity, cleanliness, mercy and truthfalness as we have already discussed, may be followed by the follower of any faith. There is no need of turning the coat of a Hindu to Mahamedan or that of Mahamedan to Christian or some other faith and thus become a renegade without following the principles of religion. The Bhagwatam religion means to follow the principles of religion. The principles of religion are not dogmas or regulative principles of a certain faith. Such regulative principles may be different in terms of the time and place concerned. But one has to see whether the aims of religion have been achieved. Sticking to the dogmas and formulas without attainment of the real principles, is no good. A secular state may be impartial to any particular type of faith but the state cannot be indifferent to the principles of religion as above mentioned. But in the age of Kali the executive heads of state will be indifferent to such religious principles and therefore under their patronage the opposite numbers of religious principles namely greed, falsehood, cheating, renegation, pilfery etc. will naturally follow and there is no meaning for a propaganda trying to stop corruption in the state.