SB 1.17.41 (1965)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 41
Atha etani na seveta vubhusuh purusah kwachit Visesato dharmaseelo raja lokapatir guruh.
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Atha—therefore, Etani—all these, Na—never, Seveta—come in contact, Vubhuush—those who desire well being, Purushah—person, Kwachit—in any circumstances, Visesato—specifically, Dharmaseelo—those who are on the progressive path of liberation, Raja—the king, Lokapatir—public leader, Guruh—the Brahmins and the Sanyasins.
TRANSLATION
Therefore anyone who desires progressively well being of oneself, must not be in contact with the above mentioned four irreligiousities and specially the king, the religionists, the public leaders and the Brahmins and Sanyasins are forbidden to do this.
PURPORT
The Brahmin is the religious preceptor for all other castes and the Sanyasins are the spiritual masters for all the castes and orders of society. As such they are very responsible personages in the society. So also is the king and the public leader who are responsible for the material welfare of all people. The progressive religionists and the one who is a responsible human being or one who does not want to spoil his valuable human life, all should refrain from all the above mentioned principles of irreligiousities and specially from the illicit connection of women. If a Brahmin is not truthful all his claim for the position of Brahmin at once become null and void. If a Sannyasi is illicitly connected with women all his claim for the honour of a sannyasi at once become a perjury. Similarly if the king and the public leader are unnecessarily proud or habituated to drinking and smoking certainly they become disqualified in the matter of discharging public welfare activities. Truthfulness being the basic principle for all religiosities the four leaders of the human society namely the Sannyasi, the Brahmin, the king and the public leader must be tested crucially by their character and qualification. Before accepting one as the spiritual or material masters of the society, he must be tested by the above mentioned criterions of factual character. Such public leaders may be less qualified in academic educational qualifications but it is necessary primarily that they should be free from the contamination of the above mentioned four kinds of disqualifications namely gambling, drinking, prostitution and animal slaughtering.