Text 40] Narada Muni Cursed by Prajapati Daksa 311

“For one who explains the supreme secret to the devotees, devotional
service is guaranteed, and at the end he will come back to Me. There is no
servant in this world more dear to Me than he, nor will there ever be one
more dear.” Let us continue preaching the message of Lord Krsna and
not be afraid of enemies. Our only duty is to satisfy the Lord by this
preaching, which will be accepted as service by Lord Caitanya and Lord
Krsna. We must sincerely serve the Lord and not be deterred by so-called
enemies.

In this verse the word sauhrda-ghnam (“‘a breaker of friendship”) is
used. Because Narada Muni and the members of his disciplic succession
disrupt friendships and family life, they are sometimes accused of being
sauhrda-ghnam, creators of enmity between relatives. Actually such
devotees are friends of every living entity (suhrdam sarva-bhitanam),
but they are misunderstood to be enemies. Preaching can be a difficult,
thankless task, but a preacher must follow the orders of the Supreme
Lord and be unafraid of materialistic persons.

TEXT 40
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nettham pumsdm virdgah syat
tvaya kevalina mrsa

manyase yady upasamam
sneha-pésa-nikrntanam

na—not; ittham—in this way; purmsam—of persons; virdgah—
renunciation; sydt—is possible; tuaya—by you; kevalina mrsé—
possessing knowledge falsely; manyase—you think; yadi—if;
upasamam—renunciation of material enjoyment; sneha-pdsa—the
bonds of affection; nikrntanam—cutting.

TRANSLATION

Prajapati Daksa continued: If you think that simply awakening
the sense of renunciation will detach one from the material world,
I must say that unless full knowledge is awakened, simply
