CC Adi 12.52 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 12: The Expansions of Advaita Acārya and Gadādhara Paṇḍita

Ādi-līlā 12.51 - Ādi-līlā 12.53

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 52

loka-lajjā haya, dharma-kīrti haya hāni

aiche karma nā kariha kabhu ihā jāni’

SYNONYMS

loka-lajjā—unpopularity; haya—becomes; dharma—religion; kīrti—reputation; haya—becomes; hāni—damaged; aiche—such; karma—work; nā—do not; kariha—execute; kabhu—ever; ihā—this; jāni’—knowing.

TRANSLATION

“Thus one becomes unpopular in the eyes of the people in general, for this damages his religiosity and fame. A Vaiṣṇava, especially one who acts as a spiritual master, must not act in such a way. One should always be conscious of this fact.”

Ādi-līlā 12.51 - Ādi-līlā 12.53