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Chapter 3: The External Reasons for Lord Caitanya's Appearance

Verse 61 of 113
Cc Ādi 3.61

ভক্তির বিরোধী কর্মধর্ম বা অধর্ম তাহার ঽকল্মষঽ নাম, সেই মহাতমঃ

भक्तिर विरोधी कर्मधर्म वा अधर्म ताहार ऽकल्मषऽ नाम, सेइ महातमः

bhaktira virodhī karma-dharma vā adharma tāhāra 'kalmaṣa' nāma, sei mahā-tamaḥ

Synonyms

bhaktira—to devotional service; virodhī—averse; karma—activity; dharma—religious; vā—or; adharma—irreligious; tāhāra—of that; kalmaṣa—sin; nāma—the name; sei—this; mahā-tamaḥ—great darkness..

Translation

The greatest ignorance consists of activities, whether religious or irreligious, that are opposed to devotional service. They are to be known as sins [kalmaṣa].

Verse 61 of 113