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| Madhya-līlā | Chapter 12: The Cleansing of the Guṇḍicā Temple |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 12.51
śukla-vastre masi-bindu yaiche nā lukāya
sannyāsīra alpa chidra sarva-loke gāya
SYNONYMS
śukla-vastre — on white cloth; masi-bindu — a spot of ink; yaiche — as much as; nā — does not; lukāya — become hidden; sannyāsīra — of a sannyāsī; alpa — a very little; chidra — fault; sarva-loke — the general public; gāya — advertise.
TRANSLATION
"As soon as the general public finds a little fault in the behavior of a sannyāsī, they advertise it like wildfire. A black spot of ink cannot be hidden on a white cloth. It is always very prominent."
Copyright © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness