180 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 13
vaisnavera nindya-karma nahi pade kane
sabe krsna bhajana kare, —ei-matra jane
SYNONYMS
vaisnavera—of the Vaisnava; nindya-karma—reproachable activities; nahi
pade kane—he does not hear; sabe—all; krsna bhajana kare—are engaged in
Krsna’s service; ei-matra—only this; jane —he understands.
TRANSLATION
He would not listen to blasphemy of a Vaisnava, nor would he listen to talk
of a Vaisnava’s misbehavior. He knew only that everyone was engaged in
Krsna’s service; he did not understand anything else.
PURPORT
Raghunatha Bhatta never did anything harmful to a Vaisnava. In other words,
he was never inattentive in the service of the Lord, nor did he ever violate the
rules and regulations of a pure Vaisnava. It is the duty of a Vaisnava dcdrya to pre-
vent his disciples and followers from violating the principles of Vaisnava behavior.
He should always advise them to strictly follow the regulative principles, which
will protect them from falling down. Although a Vaisnava preacher may some-
times criticize others, Raghunatha Bhatta avoided this. Even if another Vaisnava
was actually at fault, Raghunatha Bhatta would not criticize him; he saw only that
everyone was engaged in Krsna’s service. That is the position of a mahd-
bhagavata. Actually, even if one is serving mdyd, in a higher sense he is also a ser-
vant of Krsna. Because mayd is the servant of Krsna, anyone serving mayd serves
Krsna indirectly. Therefore it is said:
keha mane, keha nd mane, saba tarira dasa
ye nd mane, tara haya sei pape nasa
“Some accept Him, whereas others do not, yet everyone is His servant. One who
does not accept Him, however, will be ruined by his sinful activities.”
(Cc. Adi. 6.85)
TEXT 134
qlaga 4S AWA MACHA SICA |
AAM-SStA-AS AALS TA ACA 308 I
mahdprabhura datta mala mananera kale
prasdda-kadara saha bandhi lena gale
