CC Madhya 25.79 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 79
- jīve 'viṣṇu' buddhi dūre-yei brahma-rudra-sama
- nārāyaṇe māne tāre 'pāṣaṇḍīte' gaṇana
SYNONYMS
jīve—an ordinary living being; viṣṇu—as Lord Viṣṇu; buddhi—acceptance; dūre—let alone; yei—anyone who; brahma-rudra-sama—equal to personalities like Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva; nārāyaṇe—Lord Nārāyaṇa, Viṣṇu; māne—accepts; tāre—such a person; pāṣaṇḍīte gaṇana—is grouped among the pāṣaṇḍīs, atheistic offenders.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, "To say nothing of ordinary living entities, even Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva cannot be considered on the level of Viṣṇu or Nārāyaṇa. If one considers them as such, he is immediately considered an offender and atheist.