Antya-līlāChapter 8: Rāmacandra Purī Criticizes the Lord

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Antya 8.78

para-svabhāva-karmāni

na praśamsen na garhayet

viśvam ekātmakam paśyan

prakrityā purushena ca

SYNONYMS

para-svabhāva-karmāni — the characteristics or activities of others; na — not; praśamset — one should praise; na — not; garhayet — should criticize; viśvam — the universe; eka-ātmakamas one; paśyan — seeing; prakrityā — by nature; purushena — 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 (11.28.1) was spoken by Lord Krishna to Uddhava.

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