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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, Chapter 3: The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 61

bhaktira virodhī karma-dharma vā adharma
tāhāra ‘kalmaṣa’ nāma, sei mahā-tamaḥ

SYNONYMS

bhaktira—to devotional service; virodhī—averse; karma—activity; dharma—religious; vā—or; adharma—irreligious; tāhāra—of that; kalmaṣa—sin; nāma—the name; sei—this; mahā-tamaḥ—great darkness.

TRANSLATION

The greatest ignorance consists of activities, whether religious or irreligious, that are opposed to devotional service. They are to be known as sins [kalmaṣa].