Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.6.9

yasya kilānucaritam upākarnya końka-veńka-kutakānām rājārhan-nāmopaśikshya kalāv adharma utkrishyamāne bhavitavyena vimohitah sva-dharma-patham akuto-bhayam apahāya kupatha-pākhandam asamañjasam nija-manīshayā mandah sampravartayishyate

SYNONYMS

yasya — of whom (Lord Rishabhadeva); kila anucaritam — pastimes as a paramahamsa, above all regulative varnāśrama principles; upākarnya — hearing; końka-veńka-kutakānām — of Końka, Veńka and Kutaka; rājā — the King; arhat-nāma — whose name was Arhat (now known as the Jain); upaśikshya — imitating the activities of Lord Rishabhadeva in His paramahamsa feature; kalau — in this age of Kali; adharme utkrishyamāne — because of increasing irreligious life; bhavitavyena — by that which was about to happen; vimohitah — bewildered; sva-dharma-patham — the path of religion; akutah-bhayam — which is free from all kinds of fearful danger; apahāya — giving up (such practices as cleanliness, truthfulness, control of the senses and mind, simplicity, the principles of religion, and practical application of knowledge); ku-patha-pākhandam — the wrong path of atheism; asamañjasam — improper or against the Vedic literature; nija-manīshayā — by his own fertile brain; mandah — most foolish; sampravartayishyate — will introduce.

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued speaking to Mahārāja Parīkshit: My dear King, the King of Końka, Veńka and Kutaka whose name was Arhat, heard of the activities of Rishabhadeva and, imitating Rishabhadeva's principles, introduced a new system of religion. Taking advantage of Kali-yuga, the age of sinful activity, King Arhat, being bewildered, gave up the Vedic principles, which are free from risk, and concocted a new system of religion opposed to the Vedas. That was the beginning of the Jain dharma. Many other so-called religions followed this atheistic system.

PURPORT

When Lord Śrī Krishna was present on this planet, a person named Paundraka imitated the four-handed Nārāyana and declared himself the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He desired to compete with Krishna. Similarly, during the time of Lord Rishabhadeva, the King of Końka and Veńka acted like a paramahamsa and imitated Lord Rishabhadeva. He introduced a system of religion and took advantage of the fallen condition of the people in this age of Kali. It is said in Vedic literatures that people in this age will be more inclined to accept anyone as the Supreme Lord and accept any religious system opposed to Vedic principles. The people in this age are described as mandāh sumanda-matayah. Generally they have no spiritual culture, and therefore they are very fallen. Due to this, they will accept any religious system. Due to their misfortune. they forget the Vedic principles. Following non-Vedic principles in this age, they think themselves the Supreme Lord and thus spread the cult of atheism all over the world.

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