CC Madhya 25.84

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

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CC Madhya 25.85

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 84

āyuḥ śriyaṁ yaśo dharmaṁ
lokān āśiṣa eva ca
hanti śreyāṁsi sarvāṇi
puṁso mahad-atikramaḥ

SYNONYMS

āyuḥ—duration of life; śriyam—opulence; yaśaḥ—reputation; dharmam—religion; lokān—possessions; āśiṣaḥ—benedictions; eva—certainly; ca—and; hanti—destroys; śreyāṁsi—good fortune; sarvāṇi—all; puṁsaḥ—of a person; mahat—of great souls; atikramaḥ—violation.

TRANSLATION

“‘When a person mistreats great souls, his life span, opulence, reputation, religion, possessions and good fortune are all destroyed.’

PURPORT

This statement (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.4.46) was made by Śukadeva Gosvāmī to Mahārāja Parīkṣit.