134 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 15

In his Bhakti-sandarbha (265), Jiva Gosvami further quotes from Srimad-
Bhagavatam (10.74.40):

nindam bhagavatah srnvan
tat-parasya janasya va
tato napaiti yah so ‘pi
yaty adhah sukrtac cyutah

“If one does not immediately leave upon hearing the Lord or the Lord's devotee
blasphemed, he falls down from devotional service.” Similarly, Lord Siva’s wife Sati
states in Srimad-Bhagavatam (4.4.17):

karnau pidhaya nirayad yad akalpa ise
dharmavitary asrnibhir nrbhir asyamane

chindyat prasahya rusatim asatim prabhus cej
jihvam astn api tato visrjet sa dharmah

“lf one hears an irresponsible person blaspheme the master and controller of
religion, he should block his ears and go away if unable to punish him. But if one is
able to kill, then one should by force cut out the blasphemer's tongue and kill the
offender, and after that he should give up his own life.”

TEXT 262

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QS CAAT ACH, GS ANA SAA | Vw

kimva nija-prana yadi kari vimocana
dui yogya nahe, dui Sarira brahmana

SYNONYMS
kimva—or; nija-prana—my own life; yadi—if; kari vimocana—| give up; dui—
both such actions; yogya nahe—are not befitting; dui sarira—both the bodies;
brahmana—brahmanas.

TRANSLATION

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya continued, ‘Or, if | give up my own life, this sin-
ful action may be atoned. However, neither of these ideas are befitting be-
cause both bodies belong to brahmanas.
