Text 132]
Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord
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“yadyapio tumi hao jagat-pāvana tomā-sparśe pavitra haya deva-muni-gaṇa
tathāpi bhakta-svabhāva—maryādā-rakṣaṇa maryādā-pālana haya sādhura bhūṣaṇa
SYNONYMS
yadyapio—although; tumi—you; hao—are; jagat-pāvana—the deliverer of the entire universe; tomā—you; sparśe—by touching; pavitra—purified; haya—becomes; deva-muni-gaṇa—the demigods and great saintly persons; tathāpi—still; bhakta-svabhāva—the nature of a devotee; maryādā—etiquette; rakṣaṇa—to protect or observe; maryādā pālana—to maintain etiquette; haya—is; sādhura bhūṣaṇa—ornament of devotees.
TRANSLATION
“My dear Sanātana, although you are the deliverer of the entire universe and although even the demigods and great saints are purified by touching you, it is the characteristic of a devotee to observe and protect the Vaiṣṇava etiquette. Maintenance of the Vaiṣṇava etiquette is the ornament of a devotee.
TEXT 131
মর্যাদা-লঙ্ঘনে লোক করে উপহাস । ইহলোক, পরলোক—দুই হয় নাশ ॥ ১৩১ ॥
maryādā-laṅghane loka kare upahāsa iha-loka, para-loka—dui haya nāśa
SYNONYMS
maryādā-laṅghane—by surpassing the customs of etiquette; loka—people; kare upahāsa—joke; iha-loka—this world; para-loka—the next world; dui—two; haya nāśa—become vanquished.
TRANSLATION
“If one transgresses the laws of etiquette, people make fun of him, and thus he is vanquished in both this world and the next.
TEXT 132
মর্যাদা রাখিলে, তুষ্ট কৈলে মোর মন । তুমি এছে না করিলে করে কোন্ জন ?” ১৩২ ॥