CC Madhya 17.121 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 121
- 'vedānta' śravaṇa kara, nā yāiha tāṅra pāśa
- ucchṛṅkhala-loka-saṅge dui-loka-nāśa"
SYNONYMS
vedānta—the philosophy of Vedānta; śravaṇa kara—go on hearing; nā—do not; yāiha—go; tāṅra pāśa—near Him; ucchṛṅkhala—upstart; loka—people; saṅge—in the association of; dui-loka-nāśa—destruction in this world and the next.
TRANSLATION
"Do not go to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Just continue hearing Vedānta. If you associate with upstarts, you will be lost in this world and in the next."
PURPORT
The word ucchṛṅkhala, meaning "whimsical," is significant in this verse. In Bhagavad-gītā (BG 16.23), Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself says:
- yaḥ śāstra-vidhim utsṛjya
- vartate kāma-kārataḥ
- na sa siddhim avāpnoti
- na sukhaṁ na parāṁ gatim
If one acts whimsically and does not follow the śāstric principles, he will never attain perfection, happiness or the spiritual world.