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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 3.16.5
SYNONYMS
yat -- of whom; namani -- the names; ca -- and; grihnati -- take; lokah -- people in general; bhritye -- when a servant; krita-agasi -- has committed something wrong; sah -- that; asadhu-vadah -- blame; tat -- of that person; kirtim -- the reputation; hanti -- destroys; tvacam -- the skin; iva -- as; amayah -- leprosy.
TRANSLATION
A wrong act committed by a servant leads people in general to blame his master, just as a spot of white leprosy on any part of the body pollutes all of the skin.
PURPORT
A Vaishnava, therefore, should be fully qualified. As stated in the Bhagavatam, anyone who has become a Vaishnava has developed all the good qualities of the demigods. There are twenty-six qualifications mentioned in the Caitanya-caritamrita. A devotee should always see that his Vaishnava qualities increase with the advancement of his Krishna consciousness. A devotee should be blameless because any offense by the devotee is a scar on the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The devotee's duty is to be always conscious in his dealings with others, especially with another devotee of the Lord.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness