Madhya-līlā

Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

Verse 79 of 282
Cc Madhya 25.79

জীবে ঽবিষ্ণুঽ বুদ্ধি দূরে—যেই ব্রহ্মরুদ্রসম নারাযণে মানে তারে ঽপাষণ্ডীতেঽ গণন

जीवे ऽविष्णुऽ बुद्धि दूरे—येइ ब्रह्मरुद्रसम नारायणे माने तारे ऽपाषण्डीतेऽ गणन

jīve 'viṣṇu' buddhi dūre—yei brahma-rudra-sama nārāyaṇe māne tāre 'pāṣaṇḍīte' gaṇana

Synonyms

jīvean ordinary living being; viṣṇuas Lord Viṣṇu; buddhiacceptance; dūrelet alone; yeianyone who; brahma-rudra-samaequal to personalities like Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva; nārāyaṇeLord Nārāyaṇa, Viṣṇu; māneaccepts; tāresuch a person; pāṣaṇḍīte gaṇanais grouped among the pāṣaṇḍīs, atheistic offenders..

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, "To say nothing of ordinary living entities, even Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva cannot be considered on the level of Viṣṇu or Nārāyaṇa. If one considers them as such, he is immediately considered an offender and atheist.

Verse 79 of 282
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