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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.6.34

अतिवादांस्तितिक्षेत नावमन्येत कञ्चन । न चेमं देहमाश्रित्य वैरं कुर्वीत केनचित् ॥ ३४ ॥
ativādāṁs titikṣeta
[ativaadaams titiksheta]
nāvamanyeta kañcana
[naavamanyeta kanchana]
na cemaṁ deham āśritya
[na chemam deham aashritya]
vairaṁ kurvīta kenacit
[vairam kurveeta kenachit]
ati-vādān — insulting words titikṣeta — one should tolerate na — never avamanyeta — one should disrespect kañcana — anyone na ca — nor imam — this deham — material body āśritya — identifying with vairam — enmity kurvīta — one should have kenacit — with anyone.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ativādāṁs titikṣeta
ati-vādān
insulting words
titikṣeta
one should tolerate
nāvamanyeta kañcana
na
never
avamanyeta
one should disrespect
kañcana
anyone
na cemaṁ deham āśritya
na ca
nor
imam
this
deham
material body
āśritya
identifying with
vairaṁ kurvīta kenacit
vairam
enmity
kurvīta
one should have
kenacit
with anyone.
One should tolerate all insults and never fail to show proper respect to any person. Avoiding identification with the material body, one should not create enmity with anyone.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
One should tolerate all insults and never disrespect a person who shows disrespect. Taking shelter of one’s devotional body, one should not create enmity with anyone. If a person commits offense, the form of Viṣṇu will disappear. The method of avoiding offenses is now taught. One should tolerate sharp words. One should not answer with equally harsh words. Taking shelter of a sādhaka body--taking shelter of one’s siddha body which is remembered even at the stage of sādhana--one should not have enmity towards even groups of gopīs in an opposing faction by remembering them. The followers of rāgānuga-bhakti give this meaning. Kañcana means a person who disrespects.
Tolerate insults, respect others, do not identify with the body, do not create suffering for any living being. Bhagavatam compresses a full ethical curriculum into one verse. Each clause is the work of a lifetime.
Reflection Questions
  • Which of the four instructions is hardest for me right now?
  • What single practice this week would strengthen me in that area?
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