Canto 11: General HistoryChapter 23: The Song of the Avanti Brahmana.

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.37

ksipanty eke 'vajananta

esa dharma-dhvajah sathah

ksina-vitta imam vrttim

agrahit sva-janojjhitah

SYNONYMS

ksipanti -- they criticize; eke -- some; avajanantah -- committing insults; esah -- this person; dharma-dhvajah -- a religious hypocrite; sathah -- a cheater; ksina-vittah -- having lost his wealth; imam -- this; vrttim -- occupation; agrahit -- has taken; sva-jana -- by his family; ujjhitah -- turned out.

TRANSLATION

They would criticize and insult him, saying, "This man is just a hypocrite and a cheat. He makes a business of religion simply because he lost all his wealth and his family threw him out."

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