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Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

Verse 80 of 282
Cc Madhya 25.80

যস্তু নারাযণং দেবং ব্রহ্মরুদ্রাদিদৈবতৈঃ সমত্বেনৈব বীক্ষেত স পাষণ্ডী ভবেদ্ধ্রুবম্"

यस्तु नारायणं देवं ब्रह्मरुद्रादिदैवतैः समत्वेनैव वीक्षेत स पाषण्डी भवेद्ध्रुवम्"

yas tu nārāyaṇaṁ devaṁ 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.' "

Verse 80 of 282