Verse 2.20.153

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.20.153:

অষ্ট সিদ্ধি-যুক্ত—চৈতন্যেতে ভক্তি-শূন্য কভু যেন না দেখোঙ্ সে পাপী হীন-পুণ্য ॥ ১৫৩ ॥

अष्ट सिद्धि-युक्त—चैतन्येते भक्ति-शून्य कभु येन ना देखोङ् से पापी हीन-पुण्य ॥ १५३ ॥

aṣṭa siddhi-yukta—caitanyete bhakti-śūnya kabhu yena nā dekhoṅ se pāpī hīna-puṇya || 153 ||

asta siddhi-yukta—caitanyete bhakti-sunya kabhu yena na dekhon se papi hina-punya (153)

English translation:

(153) May I never see the face of a sinner who is devoid of piety and devotion to Lord Caitanya, even if he is endowed with the eight mystic perfections.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

Sinners who are devoid of piety are averse to the service of Lord Caitanya. Even if by ordinary consideration such people are known to have achieved perfection in the eightfold yoga process, one should not see the face of such sinners. The spiritual masters are certainly the most beloved servants of Śrī Caitanya. The Vaiṣṇava devotees, who are nondifferent from the heart of the spiritual master, condemn the eight mystic perfections. They are spiritual masters of the pure Vaiṣṇavas. It is most desirable to remain apart from unauthorized non-Vaiṣṇava sampradāyas while externally offering them respect.