Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.74.39
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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nindanam
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criticism, blasphemy
From √nind. Specifically bhagavat-nindā — the gravest of the ten nāma-aparādhas in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa. Gauḍīyas: this verse and the next codify the response — leave, or fall.
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duḥsaham
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intolerable
Compound: duḥ (difficult) + saha (to bear). What the bhakta's ear cannot endure. The Bhāgavatam classifies the response — covering ears and walking out — as the auspicious one.
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karṇau pidhāya
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covering their ears
Karṇa (ear) dual + pidhāya (gerund of pi-dhā, to shut). The exact gesture is named. Gauḍīyas keep this as practical advice: the ear is the door of bhakti and also the door by which aparādha enters.
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śapantaḥ
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cursing
Present participle of √śap. The śrotā curse Śiśupāla — but their curse is essentially honouring the Lord. Gauḍīyas distinguish bhakta-anger at vaiṣṇava-nindā from worldly anger; the first is rasa, the second is karma.
The assembly shouted at Sisupala, "Oh Sisupala, you should immediately die." They then left the hall.
Though some knew the real meaning of the words, they went through the motions of intolerance following along with the others. They cursed Śiśupāla, shouting, “Your prāṇas should immediately leave your body” since they, being saintly, could not tolerate the words. Then they left.
They could not tolerate criticism of the Lord of the universe, endowed with all good qualities (bhagavat) since they were well behaved. Thus they left.
- Where do I sit through speech I should walk out on?
- What changes when I let my body vote with its feet?
When sacred music is interrupted by obscenity, the rasikas leave the hall — not because they cannot bear sound but because their ears have been trained to host only what is auspicious. The śrotā here vote with their feet.
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