SB 11.23.2

Devanāgarī

श्रीभगवानुवाच बार्हस्पत्य स नास्त्यत्र साधुर्वै दुर्जनेरितै: । दुरक्तैर्भिन्नमात्मानं य: समाधातुमीश्वर: ॥ २ ॥

Text

śrī-bhagavān uvāca bārhaspatya sa nāsty atra sādhur vai durjaneritaiḥ duraktair bhinnam ātmānaṁ yaḥ samādhātum īśvaraḥ

Synonyms

śrī-bhagavānuvāca—the Supreme Personality of Godhead said;bārhaspatya—O disciple of Bṛhaspati;saḥ—he;naasti—there is not;atra—in this world;sādhuḥ—a saintly person;vai—indeed;durjana—by uncivilized men;īritaiḥ—used;duruktaiḥ—by insulting words;bhinnam—disturbed;ātmānam—his mind;yaḥ—who;samādhātum—to compose;īśvaraḥ—is capable.

Translation

Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: O disciple of Bṛhaspati, there is virtually no saintly man in this world capable of resettling his own mind after it has been disturbed by the insulting words of uncivilized men.

Purport

In the modern age there is widespread propaganda ridiculing the path of spiritual realization, and thus even saintly devotees are disturbed to see the progress of human society being obstructed. Still, a devotee of the Lord must tolerate any personal insult, though he cannot tolerate offense against the Lord Himself or the Lord’s pure devotee.

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