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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-lilā, Ch. 3]
TEXT 213
ভক্ত-স্বভাব,—অজ্ঞ-দোষ ক্ষমা করে ।  
 কৃষ্ণ-স্বভাব,— ভক্ত-নিন্দা সহিতে না পারে ॥ ২১৩ ॥
bhakta-svabhāva, —ajña-doṣa kṣamā kare  
 kṛṣṇa-svabhāva, —bhakta-nindā sahite nā pāre
SYNONYMS
bhakta-svabhāva —the characteristic of a pure devotee;  ajña-doṣa —offense by an ignorant rascal;  kṣamā kare —excuses;  kṛṣṇa-svabhāva —the characteristic of Kṛṣṇa;  bhakta-nindā —blaspheming the devotees;  sahite nā pāre —cannot tolerate.
TRANSLATION
A characteristic of a pure devotee is that he excuses any offense by an ignorant rascal. The characteristic of Kṛṣṇa, however, is that He cannot tolerate blasphemy of His devotees.
PURPORT
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu taught:
tṛṇād api sunīcena  
 taror api sahiṣṇunā  
 amāninā mānadena  
 kīrtanīyaḥ sadā hariḥ
A Vaiṣṇava strictly follows this principle of being humbler than the grass and more tolerant than a tree, expecting no honor from others but offering honor to everyone. In this way, a Vaiṣṇava is simply interested in chanting about the Supreme Personality of Godhead and glorifying Him. Haridāsa Thākura epitomized this foremost order of Vaiṣṇavism. Kṛṣṇa cannot tolerate any insults or blasphemy against a Vaiṣṇava. For example, Prahlāda Mahārāja was chastised by his father, Hiraṇyakaśipu, in so many ways, but although Prahlāda tolerated this, Kṛṣṇa did not. The Lord therefore came in the form of Nṛṣiṁhadeva to kill Hiraṇyakaśipu. Similarly, although Śrīla Haridāsa Thākura tolerated the insult by Gopāla Cakravartī, Kṛṣṇa could not. The Lord immediately punished Gopāla Cakravartī by making him suffer from leprosy. While instructing Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī about the many restrictive rules and regulations for Vaiṣṇavas, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has very vividly described the effects of offenses at the lotus feet of a Vaiṣṇava.  Yadi vaiṣṇava-aparādha uṭhe hātī mātā  ( Madhya  19.156). Offending or blaspheming a Vaiṣṇava