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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.15.38-39

గృహస్థస్య క్రియాత్యాగో వ్రతత్యాగో వటోరపి । తపస్వినో గ్రామసేవా భిక్షోరిన్ద్రియలోలతా ॥ ౩౮ ॥ ఆశ్రమాపసదా హ్యేతే ఖల్వాశ్రమవిడమ్బనా: । దేవమాయావిమూఢాంస్తానుపేక్షేతానుకమ్పయా ॥ ౩౯ ॥
gṛhasthasya kriyā-tyāgo
[grihasthasya kriyaa-tyaago]
vrata-tyāgo vaṭor api
[vrata-tyaago vator api]
tapasvino grāma-sevā
[tapasvino graama-sevaa]
bhikṣor indriya-lolatā
[bhikshor indriya-lolataa]
āśramāpasadā hy ete
[aashramaapasadaa hy ete]
khalv āśrama-viḍambanāḥ
[khalv aashrama-vidambanaah]
deva-māyā-vimūḍhāṁs tān
[deva-maayaa-vimoodhaams taan]
upekṣetānukampayā
[upekshetaanukampayaa]
gṛhasthasya — for a person situated in householder life kriyā-tyāgaḥ — to give up the duty of a householder vrata-tyāgaḥ — to give up vows and austerity vaṭoḥ — for a brahmacārī api — also tapasvinaḥ — for a vānaprastha, one who has adopted a life of austerities grāma-sevā — to live in a village and serve the people therein bhikṣoḥ — for a sannyāsī who lived by begging alms indriya-lolatā — addicted to sense enjoyment āśrama — of the spiritual orders of life apasadāḥ — the most abominable hi — indeed ete — all these khalu — indeed āśrama-viḍambanāḥ — imitating and therefore cheating the different spiritual orders deva-māyā-vimūḍhān — who are bewildered by the external energy of the Supreme Lord tān — them upekṣeta — one should reject and not accept as genuine anukampayā — or by compassion (teach them real life).
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
gṛhasthasya kriyā-tyāgo
gṛhasthasya
for a person situated in householder life
kriyā-tyāgaḥ
to give up the duty of a householder
vrata-tyāgo vaṭor api
vrata-tyāgaḥ
to give up vows and austerity
vaṭoḥ
for a brahmacārī
api
also
tapasvino grāma-sevā
tapasvinaḥ
for a vānaprastha, one who has adopted a life of austerities
grāma-sevā
to live in a village and serve the people therein
bhikṣor indriya-lolatā
bhikṣoḥ
for a sannyāsī who lived by begging alms
indriya-lolatā
addicted to sense enjoyment
āśramāpasadā hy ete
āśrama
of the spiritual orders of life
apasadāḥ
the most abominable
hi
indeed
ete
all these
khalv āśrama-viḍambanāḥ
khalu
indeed
āśrama-viḍambanāḥ
imitating and therefore cheating the different spiritual orders
deva-māyā-vimūḍhāṁs tān
deva-māyā-vimūḍhān
who are bewildered by the external energy of the Supreme Lord
tān
them
upekṣetānukampayā
upekṣeta
one should reject and not accept as genuine
anukampayā
or by compassion (teach them real life).
It is abominable for a person living in the gṛhastha-āśrama to give up the regulative principles, for a brahmacārī not to follow the brahmacārī vows while living under the care of the guru, for a vānaprastha to live in the village and engage in so-called social activities, or for a sannyāsī to be addicted to sense gratification. One who acts in this way is to be considered the lowest renegade. Such a pretender is bewildered by the external energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and one should either reject him from any position, or taking compassion upon him, teach him, if possible, to resume his original position.

We have repeatedly stressed that human culture does not begin unless one takes to the principles of varṇāśrama-dharma. Although gṛhastha life is a concession for the enjoyment of sex, one cannot enjoy sex without following the rules and regulations of householder life. Furthermore, as already instructed, a brahmacārī must live under the care of the guru: brahmacārī gurukule vasan dānto guror hitam. If a brahmacārī does not live under the care of the guru, if a vānaprastha engages in ordinary activities, or if a sannyāsī is greedy and eats meat, eggs and all kinds of nonsense for the satisfaction of his tongue, he is a cheater and should immediately be rejected as unimportant. Such persons should be shown compassion, and if one has sufficient strength one should teach them to stop them from following the wrong path in life. Otherwise one should reject them and pay them no attention.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
It is abominable for a householder to give up his prescribed duties, for a brahmacārī not to follow his vows, for a vānaprastha to engage in village activities, or for a sannyāsī to be addicted to sense gratification. They are outcastes of their āśramas, cheaters of the āśramas. One should neglect giving them mercy, since they are bewildered by the Lord’s māyā. Lolatā means greed. One should neglect them concerning compassion. This means that when they die, one does not give them teachings on the truth out of mercy, since such teachings will be useless to them.
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