एवमिन्द्रे हरत्यश्वं वैन्ययज्ञजिघांसया । तद्गृहीतविसृष्टेषु पाखण्डेषु मतिर्नृणाम् ॥ २४ ॥ धर्म इत्युपधर्मेषु नग्नरक्तपटादिषु । प्रायेण सज्जते भ्रान्त्या पेशलेषु च वाग्मिषु ॥ २५ ॥
evam indre haraty asvam vainya-yajna-jighamsaya tad-grhita-visrstesu pakhandesu matir nrnam dharma ity upadharmesu nagna-rakta-patadisu prayena sajjate bhrantya pesalesu ca vagmisu
- evam
- thus
- indre
- when the King of heaven
- harati
- stole
- asvam
- the horse
- vainya
- of the son of King Vena
- yajna
- the sacrifice
- jighamsaya
- with a desire to stop
- tat
- by him
- grhita
- accepted
- visrstesu
- abandoned
- pakhandesu
- towards the sinful dress
- matih
- attraction
- nrnam
- of the people in general
- dharmah
- system of religion
- iti
- thus
- upadharmesu
- towards false religious systems
- nagna
- naked
- rakta-pata
- red-robed
- adisu
- etc.
- prayena
- generally
- sajjate
- is attracted
- bhrantya
- foolishly
- pesalesu
- expert
- ca
- and
- vagmisu
- eloquent
In this way King Indra, in order to steal the horse from King Prthu’s sacrifice, adopted several orders of sannyasa. Some sannyasis go naked, and sometimes they wear red garments and pass under the name of kapalika. These are simply symbolic representations of their sinful activities. These so-called sannyasis are very much appreciated by sinful men because they are all godless atheists and very expert in putting forward arguments and reasons to support their case. We must know, however, that they are only passing as adherents of religion and are not so in fact. Unfortunately, bewildered persons accept them as religious, and being attracted to them, they spoil their life.