Shloka 30
The Forest of Material Existence (Saṁsāra-vana) and the Delivering Path of Bharata’s Teachings
यदा पाखण्डिभिरात्मवञ्चितैस्तैरुरु वञ्चितो ब्रह्मकुलं समावसंस्तेषां शीलमुपनयनादिश्रौतस्मार्तकर्मानुष्ठानेन भगवतो यज्ञपुरुषस्याराधनमेव तदरोचयन् शूद्रकुलं भजते निगमाचारेऽशुद्धितो यस्य मिथुनीभाव: कुटुम्बभरणं यथा वानरजाते: ॥ ३० ॥
yadā pākhaṇḍibhir ātma-vañcitais tair uru vañcito brahma-kulaṁ samāvasaṁs teṣāṁ śīlam upanayanādi-śrauta-smārta-karmānuṣṭhā-nena bhagavato yajña-puruṣasyārādhanam eva tad arocayan śūdra-kulaṁ bhajate nigamācāre ’śuddhito yasya mithunī-bhāvaḥ kuṭumba-bharaṇaṁ yathā vānara-jāteḥ.
พวกสวามี โยคี และ “อวตาร” ปลอมที่ไม่ศรัทธาต่อพระบุคคลสูงสุดเรียกว่า ปาษัณฑี; เขาเองก็หลงผิดและถูกหลอก และผู้ใดไปหาเขาย่อมถูกหลอกตามไปด้วย เมื่อถูกหลอกเช่นนั้น บางครั้งคนหนึ่งจึงไปพึ่งพราหมณ์หรือผู้ตามหลักเวทผู้มีจิตสำนึกกฤษณะ ซึ่งสอนการบูชาพระยัชญปุรุษด้วยพิธีศราวตะ-สมารตะ เช่น อุปนยนะ แต่เพราะยืนหยัดในหลักการไม่ได้ คนพวกนี้ก็กลับตกต่ำอีก ไปพึ่งพวกศูทรที่ชำนาญจัดการความกำหนัด; ในหมู่เขา เรื่องร่วมเพศและการเลี้ยงครอบครัวเด่นชัดดุจพวกวานร
By fulfilling the process of evolution from the aquatics to the animal platform, a living entity eventually reaches the human form. The three modes of material nature are always working in the evolutionary process. Those who come to the human form through the quality of sattva-guṇa were cows in their last animal incarnation. Those who come to the human form through the quality of rajo-guṇa were lions in their last animal incarnation. And those who come to the human form through the quality of tamo-guṇa were monkeys in their last animal incarnation. In this age, those who come through the monkey species are considered by modern anthropologists like Darwin to be descendants of monkeys. We receive information herein that those who are simply interested in sex are actually no better than monkeys. Monkeys are very expert in sexual enjoyment, and sometimes sex glands are taken from monkeys and placed in the human body so that a human being can enjoy sex in old age. In this way modern civilization has advanced. Many monkeys in India were caught and sent to Europe so that their sex glands could serve as replacements for those of old people. Those who actually descend from the monkeys are interested in expanding their aristocratic families through sex. In the Vedas there are also certain ceremonies especially meant for sexual improvement and promotion to higher planetary systems, where the demigods are enjoying sex. The demigods are also very much inclined toward sex because that is the basic principle of material enjoyment.
FAQs
This verse says that self-deceived people can be further cheated by pākhaṇḍīs, causing them to lose taste for Vedic duties meant to worship the Lord (Yajña-puruṣa) and fall into impure, sense-centered living.
Because when Vedic conduct is rejected, life often becomes focused mainly on sexual union and maintaining the family, which the verse likens to the instinct-driven pattern seen among monkeys.
Avoid misleading anti-spiritual influences, seek authentic guidance, and center daily duties around worship of the Supreme Lord rather than letting life be driven primarily by sensuality and mere economic maintenance.