Sanatkumara Samhita
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The is is the english translation of the Sanatkumara Samhita. Sanatkumara in Sanskrit means “eternal youth”. Sage Sanatkumara was one of the Four Kumaras, the four Manasputras (mind-born-sons) or spiritual sons of Brahma. Sanatkumara is also the author of the Sanatkumara Samhita, which is part of the Shiva Purana, and has 59 chapters. Alternative ...
verse 123
Sanskrit text and Unicode transliteration:
ईश-वैष्णवयोर् निन्दां शृणुयान् न कदाचन
कर्णौ पिधाय गन्तव्यं शक्तो दण्डं समाचरेत्īśa-vaiṣṇavayor nindāṃ śṛṇuyān na kadācana
karṇau pidhāya gantavyaṃ śakto daṇḍaṃ samācaret
Word-for-word Sanskrit-English equivalents:
īśa—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vaiṣṇavayoḥ—and th4e devotees; nindām—blasphemy; śṛṇuyān—should hear; na—not; kadācana—ever; karṇau—the ears; pidhāya—covering; gantavyam—should be attained; śaktaḥ—able; daṇḍam—punishment; samācaret—should do.
English translation of verse:
One should not hear the blasphemy of the Supreme Lord or His devotees. One should cover one ears and go away. If one has the power, one should punish the offender.