Verse 2.23.111

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.23.111:

লঙ্ঘিলে বেদের বাক্য এই শাস্তি হয `জাতি’ করিযা ও এ গুলার নাহি ভয ॥ ১১১ ॥

लङ्घिले वेदेर वाक्य एइ शास्ति हय `जाति’ करिया ओ ए गुलार नाहि भय ॥ १११ ॥

laṅghile vedera vākya ei śāsti haya `jāti’ kariyā o e gulāra nāhi bhaya || 111 ||

langhile vedera vakya ei sasti haya `jati’ kariya o e gulara nahi bhaya (111)

English translation:

(111) “This is the punishment for one who transgresses the Vedic injunctions. These fellows are not even concerned about their caste.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

Ignorant people thought, “Since foolish people do not know the hymns of the Sāma Veda, they do not glorify the Vedic literatures and have subsequently introduced the unauthorized process of chanting loudly and playing instruments. Because these devotees have such conceptions and transgress the Vedas, they are fit to be punished like this at the hands of the atheists. In other words, because they have introduced activities that are prohibited in the Vedas, they have proven that they are not afraid of losing their caste or protecting their social standing. Paramārtha, or the ultimate goal, means to give special attention to protect one’s caste and social standards.”