CC Antya 4.129-130 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Antya-līlā - Chapter 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXTS 129-130
- “yadyapio tumi hao jagat-pāvana
- tomā-sparśe pavitra haya deva-muni-gaṇa
- tathāpi bhakta-svabhāva—maryādā-rakṣaṇa
- maryādā-pālana haya sādhura bhūṣaṇa
SYNONYMS
yadyapio—although; tumi—you; hao—are; jagat-pāvana—the deliverer of the entire universe; tomā—you; sparśe—by touching; pavitra—purified; haya—becomes; deva-muni-gaṇa—the demigods and great saintly persons; tathāpi—still; bhakta-svabhāva—the nature of a devotee; maryādā—etiquette; rakṣaṇa—to protect or observe; maryādā pālana—to maintain etiquette; haya—is; sādhura bhūṣaṇa—ornament of devotees.
TRANSLATION
“My dear Sanātana, although you are the deliverer of the entire universe and although even the demigods and great saints are purified by touching you, it is the characteristic of a devotee to observe and protect the Vaiṣṇava etiquette. Maintenance of the Vaiṣṇava etiquette is the ornament of a devotee.