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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 3.164
মহান্তের অপমান যে দেশ-গ্রামে হয় ।
এক জনার দোষে সব দেশ উজাড়য় ॥ ১৬৪ ॥
mahāntera apamāna ye deśa-grāme haya
eka janāra doṣe saba deśa ujāḍaya
Wherever an advanced devotee is insulted, for one man’s fault the entire town or place is afflicted.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The verse warns against insulting an advanced devotee.
One person’s fault can bring affliction to an entire town or place.
The consequences of such an insult extend beyond the person who commits it.
Steadfast compassion. Haridāsa’s spiritual conviction and the reach of the holy name confront prejudice and temptation.
The mood of Antya 3 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Because of this offense, Gopāla Cakravartī was punished by being afflicted with leprosy. Haridāsa Ṭhākura later left Cāndapura and went to the house of Advaita Ācārya, where he was tested by Māyādevī, the personification of the external energy.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 3
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might remembering the effect on others make me more careful in speaking about devotees?
Today, pause before speaking about a devotee and avoid insulting words.
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