Madhya-līlā

Chapter 17: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana

Verse 121 of 231
Cc Madhya 17.121

ঽবেদান্তঽ শ্রবণ কর, না যাইহ তাঙ্র পাশ উচ্ছৃংখললোকসংগে দুইলোকনাশ"

ऽवेदान्तऽ श्रवण कर, ना याइह ताङ्र पाश उच्छृंखललोकसंगे दुइलोकनाश"

'vedānta' śravaṇa kara, nā yāiha tāṅra pāśa ucchṛṅkhala-loka-saṅge dui-loka-nāśa"

Synonyms

vedāntathe philosophy of Vedānta; śravaṇa karago on hearing; do not; yāihago; tāṅra pāśanear Him; ucchṛṅkhalaupstart; lokapeople; saṅgein the association of; dui-loka-nāśadestruction in this world and the next..

Translation

"Do not go to see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Just continue hearing Vedānta. If you associate with upstarts, you will be lost in this world and in the next."

Purport

The word ucchṛṅkhala, meaning "whimsical," is significant in this verse. In Bhagavad-gītā (16.23), Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself says:

yaḥ śāstra-vidhim utsṛjya
vartate kāma-kārataḥ
na sa siddhim avāpnoti
na sukhaṁ na parāṁ gatim

If one acts whimsically and does not follow the śāstric principles, he will never attain perfection, happiness or the spiritual world.

Verse 121 of 231
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