SB 12.3.38
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 38
- śūdrāḥ pratigrahīṣyanti
- tapo-veṣopajīvinaḥ
- dharmaṁ vakṣyanty adharma-jñā
- adhiruhyottamāsanam
SYNONYMS
śūdrāḥ — lowly, common workers; pratigrahīṣyanti — will accept religious charity; tapaḥ — by shows of austerity; veṣa — and by dressing as mendicants; upajīvinaḥ — earning their living; dharmam — the principles of religion; vakṣyanti — will speak about; adharma-jñāḥ — those who know nothing about religion; adhiruhya — mounting; uttama-āsanam — a high seat.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Uncultured men will accept charity on behalf of the Lord and will earn their livelihood by making a show of austerity and wearing a mendicant's dress. Those who know nothing about religion will mount a high seat and presume to speak on religious principles.
PURPORT
The epidemic of bogus gurus, swamis, priests and so forth is explicitly described here.