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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 9]
mother insulted Dhruva, who was not an ordinary person, but a great Vaiṣṇava. An offense at the lotus feet of a Vaiṣṇava is the greatest offense in this world. Because of her insulting Dhruva Mahārāja, Suruci would become mad upon the death of her son and would enter a forest fire, and thus her life would be ended. This was specifically mentioned by the Lord to Dhruva because he was determined for revenge against her. From this we should take the lesson that we should never try to insult a Vaiṣṇava. Not only should we not insult a Vaiṣṇava, but we should not insult anyone unnecessarily. When Suruci insulted Dhruva Mahārāja, he was just a child. She of course did not know that Dhruva was a great recognized Vaiṣṇava, and so her offense was committed unknowingly. Similarly, if one serves a Vaiṣṇava unknowingly, there is a good result. When one serves a Vaiṣṇava without knowledge, he still gets the good result, and if he unknowingly insults a Vaiṣṇava, one suffers the bad result. A Vaiṣṇava is especially favored by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Pleasing him or displeasing him directly affects the pleasure and displeasure of the Supreme Lord. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Thākura, in his eight stanzas of prayer to the spiritual master, has sung,  yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādaḥ : by pleasing the spiritual master, who is a pure Vaiṣṇava, one pleases the Personality of Godhead, but if one displeases the spiritual master he does not know where he is going.
TEXT 24
इष्ट्या मां यज्ञहृदयं यज्ञैः पुष्कलदक्षिणैः। भुक्त्वा चेहाशिषः सत्या अन्ते मां संसरिष्यसि ।२४।
iṣṭvā mām yajña-hṛdayam yajñaiḥ puṣkala-dakṣiṇaiḥ bhuktvā cehāśiṣaḥ satyā ante mām samsmariṣyasi
iṣṭvā —after worshiping;  mām —Me;  yajña-hṛdayam —the heart of all sacrifices;  yajñaiḥ —by great sacrifices;  puṣkala-dakṣiṇaiḥ —comprehending distribution of great charities;  bhuktvā —after enjoying;  ca —also;  iha —within this world;  āśiṣaḥ —blessings;  satyāḥ —true;  ante —at the end;  mām —Me;  samsmariṣyasi —you will be able to remember.
TRANSLATION
The Lord continued: I am the heart of all sacrifices. You will be able to perform many great sacrifices and also give great charities. In this way