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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 4.11.32
yenopasrishtat purushal
SYNONYMS
yena -- by which; upasrishtat -- being overwhelmed; purushat -- by the person; lokah -- everyone; udvijate -- becomes terrified; bhrisam -- greatly; na -- never; budhah -- a learned person; tat -- of anger; vasam -- under the control; gacchet -- should go; icchan -- desiring; abhayam -- fearlessness, liberation; atmanah -- of the self.
TRANSLATION
A person who desires liberation from this material world should not fall under the control of anger because when bewildered by anger one becomes a source of dread for all others.
PURPORT
A devotee or saintly person should not be dreadful to others, nor should anyone be a source of dread to him. If one treats others with nonenmity, then no one will become his enemy. There is the example, however, of Jesus Christ, who had enemies, and they crucified him. The demonic are always present, and they find fault even in saintly persons. But a saintly person never becomes angry, even if there is very great provocation.
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