Madhya-līlāChapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 25.84

āyuḥ śriyaḿ yaśo dharmaḿ

lokān āśiṣa eva ca

hanti śreyāḿsi sarvāṇi

puḿso mahad-atikramaḥ

SYNONYMS

āyuḥ — duration of life; śriyam — opulence; yaśaḥ — reputation; dharmam — religion; lokān — possessions; āśiṣaḥ — benedictions; eva — certainly; ca — and; hanti — destroys; śreyāḿsi — good fortune; sarvāṇi — all; puḿsaḥ — of a person; mahat — of great souls; atikramaḥ — violation.

TRANSLATION

"'When a person mistreats great souls, his life span, opulence, reputation, religion, possessions and good fortune are all destroyed.'

PURPORT

This statement (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.4.46) was made by Śukadeva Gosvāmī to Mahārāja Parīkṣit.

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