The Great Liberation Tantra (1884) - Page 13

They will be liars, fools, hypocrites, and engaged in evil schemes.

They will be sellers of their own daughters, uninitiated, and averse to austerity and religious vows. (45)

They will engage in chanting and worship only to deceive the public.

They will be heretics, considering themselves scholars, yet devoid of faith and devotion. (46)

They will eat forbidden food and engage in forbidden conduct, living as dependents and servants of Shudras servants.

They will eat the food of Shudras, act cruelly, and be eager for sexual union with Vrishalis women of low caste or unchaste women. (47)

Driven by greed for money, they will give their own wives to men of low caste.

The only remaining sign of being a Brahmin will be the wearing of the sacred thread. (48)

There will be no rules regarding drinking, nor any discernment between eatable and uneatable food.

They will constantly disparage the scriptures and perpetually cause harm to the virtuous. (49)

There will be no thought in their minds for discourse on the Truth.

You have created the Tantras esoteric scriptures for the purpose of liberating living beings. (50)

"Liars," and so on. "Hypocrites" are those who feign righteousness. "Uninitiated" refers to Brahmins who, even after the age of sixteen, remain uninitiated and have lost the Gayatri sacred mantra—this follows from the previous verse. (45)

"Public," and so on. "Heretics" are those outside the Vedic path, those who pretend to practice vows like the wearing of the sacred grass but lack inner conviction. "Devoid of faith and devotion"—faith is firm belief in the Vedas, and devotion is the activity that generates love. They are devoid of both. (46)

"Forbidden food," and so on. "Dependents" are those whose life depends on being supported by others, hence they are even servants of Shudras. "Cruel" means hard-hearted. "Eager for sexual union with Vrishalis" means they are desirous of sexual union with women of low status. (47-49)

"Discourse on the Truth," and so on. The word "and" here has the sense of "but." (50)