398 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 22

worship demigods, nor should he disrespect them. Similarly, the devotee
should not study or criticize other scriptures.

TEXT 120

Farpeaees- fren, atararsl a ear |
atfiaics acatacas Boast a fF seo i

visnu-vaisnava-nindd, gramya-varta na suniba
prani-matre manovakye udvega nd diba

SYNONYMS
visnu-vaisnava-nindéa—blaspheming of Lord Visnu and His devotee; gramya-
varta—ordinary talks; na suniba—we should not hear; prani-matre—to any living
entity however insignificant; manah-vakye—by mind or by words; udvega—
anxiety; nd diba—we should not give.

TRANSLATION

“Eighteen: The devotee should not hear Lord Visnu or His devotees
blasphemed. (19) The devotee should avoid reading or hearing newspapers
or mundane books that contain stories of love affairs between men and
women or subjects palatable to the senses. (20) Neither by mind nor words
should the devotee cause anxiety to any living entity, regardless how insignifi-
cant he may be.

PURPORT

The first ten items are dos and the second ten items are don'ts. Thus the first
ten items give direct action, and the second ten items give indirect action.

TEXT 121
A, SISA, Vac, Bora, TAA |
*faodl, HD, AA, SMPAcaTa S25 I

sravana, kirtana, smarana, pGjana, vandana
paricarya, dasya, sakhya, atma-nivedana

SYNONYMS
Sravana—hearing; kirtana—chanting; smarana—remembering; puijana—
worshiping; vandana—praying; paricarya —serving; dasya—accepting servitor-
ship; sakhya—friendship; atma-nivedana—surrendering fully.
