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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.23.37
kṣipanty eke 'vajānanta
eṣa dharma-dhvajaḥ śaṭhaḥ
kṣīṇa-vitta imāḿ vṛttim
agrahīt sva-janojjhitaḥ
SYNONYMS
kṣipanti — they criticize; eke — some; avajānantaḥ — committing insults; eṣaḥ — this person; dharma-dhvajaḥ — a religious hypocrite; śaṭhaḥ — a cheater; kṣīṇa-vittaḥ — having lost his wealth; imām — this; vṛttim — occupation; agrahīt — has taken; sva-jana — by his family; ujjhitaḥ — 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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