Text 11] Sati Quits Her Body 119

and respect for Vignu’s devotees. Lord Siva is considered the foremost
personality amongst the Vaisnavas. Vaisnavanam yatha sambhuh. Thus
when Sati saw that her father was performing great sacrifices but had no
respect for the greatest devotee, Lord Siva, she was very angry. This is
fitting; when Visnu or a Vaisnava is insulted, one should be angry. Lord
Caitanya, who always preached nonviolence, meekness and humility, also
became angry when Nityananda was offended by Jagai and Madhai, and
He wanted to kill them. When Visnu or a Vaisnava is blasphemed or dis-
honored, one should be very angry. Narottama dasa ‘Thakur said, krodha
bhakta dvesi jane. We have anger, and that anger can be a great quality when
directed against a person who is envious of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead or His devotee. One should not be tolerant when a person is
offensive towards Visnu or a Vaisnava. The anger of Sati towards her
father was not objectionable, for although he was her father, still he was
trying to insult the greatest Vaigsnava. Thus Sati’s anger against her father
was quite applaudable.

TEXT 11

eqaTy
aq Te wlaseafeara: fira-
wataa eset faa: |
ah AAR «gach
MA Aled RAM TATA 122A

devy uvaca
na yasya loke ’sty atisayanah priyas
tathapriyo deha-bhrtam priyatmanah
tasmin samastatmani mukta-vairake
rte bhavantarh katamah pratipayet

devi uvaca—the blessed goddess said; na—not; yasya—of whom; loke—in
the material world; asti—is; atiséyanah—having no rival; priyah—dear;
tatha—so; apriyah—enemy; deha-bhrtam—bearing material bodies; priya-
almanah—who is the most beloved; tasmin—towards Lord Siva; samasta-
atmani—the universal being; mukta-vairake—who is free from all en-
mity; rle—except; bhavantam—for you; katamah—who; pratipayet—would
be envious.
