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CC Antya 4.131 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 131

maryādā-laṅghane loka kare upahāsa
iha-loka, para-loka--dui haya nāśa


SYNONYMS

maryādā-laṅghane—by surpassing the customs of etiquette; loka—people; kare upahāsa—joke; iha-loka—this world; para-loka—the next world; dui—two; haya nāśa—become vanquished.


TRANSLATION

"If one transgresses the laws of etiquette, people make fun of him, and thus he is vanquished in both this world and the next.