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| Madhya-līlā | Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 25.80
yas tu nārāyaṇaḿ devaḿ
brahma-rudrādi-daivataiḥ
samatvenaiva vīkṣeta
sa pāṣaṇḍī bhaved dhruvam"
SYNONYMS
yaḥ — any person who; tu — however; nārāyaṇam — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master of such demigods as Brahmā and Śiva; devam — the Lord; brahma — Lord Brahmā; rudra — Lord Śiva; ādi — and others; daivataiḥ — with such demigods; samatvena — on an equal level; eva — certainly; vīkṣeta — observes; saḥ — such a person; pāṣaṇḍī — pāṣaṇḍī; bhavet — must be; dhruvam — certainly.
TRANSLATION
"'A person who considers demigods like Brahmā and Śiva to be on an equal level with Nārāyaṇa is to be considered an offender, a pāṣaṇḍī.'"
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness