608 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 14
yo ‘dhiyajfia-patim visnum
vinindaty anapatrapah
na—never; ayam—this man; arhati—deserves; asat-vrttah—full of impious
activities; nara-deva—of the worldly king or worldly god; vara-asanam—
the exalted throne; yah—he who; adhiyajna-patim—master of all sacrifices;
visnum—Lord Visnu; vinindati—insults; anapatrapah—shameless.
TRANSLATION
The saintly sages continued: This impious, impudent man does not
deserve to sit on the throne at all. He is so shameless that he even dared in-
sult the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Visnu.
PURPORT
One should not at any time tolerate blasphemy and insults against lord
Visnu or His devotees. A devotee is generally very humble and meek, and
he is reluctant to pick a quarrel with anyone. Nor does he envy anyone.
However, a pure devotee immediately becomes fiery with anger when he
sees that Lord Visnu or His devotee is insulted. This is the duty of a devo-
tee. Although a devotee maintains an attitude of meekness and gentleness,
it is a great fault on his part if he remains silent when the Lord or His devo-
tee is blasphemed.
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ko vainam paricaksita
venam ekam rte ’Subham
prapta idrsam aisvaryam
yad-anugraha-bhajanah
kah—who; va—indeed; enam—the Lord; paricaksita—would blaspheme;
venam—King Vena; ekam—alone; rte—but for; asubham—inauspicious;
praptah—having obtained; idrsam—like this; aisvaryam—opulence; yat—
whose; anugraha— mercy ; bhajanah—receiving.
