Text 6] The Doorkeepers Cursed by the Sages 639

yan-namani ca grhnati
loko bhrtye krtagasi

so ’sadhu-vadas tat-kirtim
hanti tvacam ivamayah

yat—of whom; namani—the names; ca—and; grhnati—take; lokah—
people in general; bhrtye—when a servant; krtagasi—has committed some-
thing wrong; sah—that; asadhu-vadah—blame; tat—of that person; kirtim—
the reputation; hanti—destroys; tvacam—the skin; iva—as; amayah—leprosy.

TRANSLATION

A wrong act committed by a servant leads people in general to blame
his master, just as a spot of white leprosy on any part of the body pollutes
all of the skin.

PURPORT

A Vaisnava, therefore, should be fully qualified. As stated in the
Bhagavaltam, anyone who has become a Vaisnava has developed all the
good qualities of the demigods. There are twenty-six qualifications men-
tioned in the Caitanya-caritamrta. A devotee should always see that his
Vaisnava qualities increase with the advancement of his Krsna conscious-
ness. A devotee should be blameless because any offense by the devotee
is a scar on the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The devotee’s duty is to
be always conscious in his dealings with others, especially with another
devotee of the Lord.

TEXT 6

TMIANASTT: AIM TMA’
TAs TAT AAT TTA AHS |

asd WIR SISTA
Raat aargats a: sfrxeatag § 1

yas yan lamala-yasah-sravanavagahah
sadyah punali jagad a svapacad vikunthah

so ‘ham bhavadbhya upalabdha-sulirtha-hitrtis
chindyam sva-bahum api vah pratikula-vrttim

yasya—of whom; amrla—nectar; amala—uncontaminated; yasah—glories;
Sravana—hearing; avagahah—entering into; sadyah—immediately; punati—
purifies; jagat—the universe; a svapacat—including even the dog-eaters;
vikunthah—without anxiety; sah—that person; aham—I| am; bhavadbhyah—
