CC Antya 8.78
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 78
- para-svabhāva-karmāṇi
- na praśaṁsen na garhayet
- viśvam ekātmakaṁ paśyan
- prakṛtyā puruṣeṇa ca
SYNONYMS
para-svabhāva-karmāṇi — the characteristics or activities of others; na — not; praśaṁset — one should praise; na — not; garhayet — should criticize; viśvam — the universe; eka-ātmakam — as one; paśyan — seeing; prakṛtyā — by nature; puruṣeṇa — by the living entity; ca — and.
TRANSLATION
"'One should see that because of the meeting of material nature and the living entity, the universe is acting uniformly. Thus one should neither praise nor criticize the characteristics or activities of others.'
PURPORT
This verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 11.28.1) was spoken by Lord Kṛṣṇa to Uddhava.