Madhya-līlā | Chapter 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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