130 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 4

in order to save her husband from the charge that he employed his wife
Sati to kill Daksa because he could not do so due to his inferior position,
she decided to give up her body.

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na veda-vadan anuvarlate matih
sva eva loke ramato mahadmuneht
yatha galir deva-manusyayoh prthak
sva eva dharme na param kgsipel sthilah

na—nol; veda-vadan—rules and regulations of the Vedas; anuvartate—
follow; matih—the mind; sve—in his own; eva—certainly; loke—in the self;
ramatah—enjoying; mahdmuneh—of elevated transcendentalists; yatha—
as; gatih—the way ; deva-manusyayoh—of the men and the demigods; prthak
—separalely; sve—in your own; eva—alone; dharme—occupational duty; na
—not; param—another; ksipet—should criticize; sthitah—being situated.

TRANSLATION

It is better to execute one’s own occupational duty than to criticize
others. Those who are elevated transcendentalists sometimes may not
observe the rules and regulations of the Vedas, since they do not need to
follow them, just as the demigods travel in space whereas ordinary men
travel on the surface of the earth.

PURPORT

The behavior of the most elevated transcendentalist and that of the
most fallen conditioned soul appear to be the same. The elevated transcen-
dentalist can surpass all the regulations of the Vedas, just as the demigods
traveling in space surpass all the jungles and rocks on the surface of the
globe, although a common man who has no such ability to travel in space
has to face all those impediments. The most dear Lord Siva, although he
appeared not to observe all the rules and regulations of the Vedas, is not
affected by such disobedience, but a common man who wants to imitate
