20. tan-nindādy asahiṣṇutā, yathā śrī-daśame (10.74.40)—
L1citation
nindāṁ bhagavataḥ śrṇvaṁs tat-parasya janasya vā |
nindāmblasphemy, abuse — the object of the hearing acc. sg., object of śṛṇvanनिन्दा को (जिसे सुना जा रहा है)
bhagavataḥof the Lord — the one being blasphemed gen. sg.भगवान् की
śṛṇvanwhile hearing it, as he listens pres. participle, nom. sg.सुनता हुआ (जो सुन रहा है)
tat-parasyaor of a person devoted to him, whose whole aim is the Lord gen. sg., 'tat-para' = having Him as the highestउन्हें ही परम आश्रय मानने वाले
janasyaof such a person gen. sg.जन की
vāor — either the Lord or His devotee disjunctive particleअथवा
bhagavataḥ — of the Lord; vā — or; tat-parasya janasya — of a person devoted to Him; nindām — the blasphemy; śṛṇvan — while hearing
nindām — निन्दा को; bhagavataḥ — भगवान् की; śṛṇvan — सुनता हुआ; tat-parasya — उन्हें ही परम मानने वाले; janasya — जन की; vā — अथवा
Suppose someone hears blasphemy. It is blasphemy against the Lord, or else against a person who is wholly devoted to Him. 'tat-para' means one whose whole aim is the Lord — His devotee. So the abuse is aimed either at the Lord or at His devotee, and this man is listening to it.
जो व्यक्ति भगवान् की निन्दा सुन रहा हो, अथवा उन्हें ही परम आश्रय मानने वाले भक्त की निन्दा सुन रहा हो —
Why cited: Cited under item 20 (intolerance of blasphemy) to show what happens to one who tolerates abuse of the Lord or His devotee.
क्यों उद्धृत: बीसवें अंग (निन्दा की असहिष्णुता) के अन्तर्गत यह दिखाने के लिए उद्धृत कि भगवान् या उनके भक्त की निन्दा को सहन करने वाले की क्या गति होती है।
This half-line only sets up the situation — the hearer and what he hears. The verdict comes in line 2.
यह अर्ध-श्लोक केवल स्थिति खड़ी करता है — कौन सुन रहा है और वह क्या सुन रहा है। इसका फल (निर्णय) दूसरी पंक्ति में आता है।
L2citation
tato nāpaiti yaḥ so’pi yāty adhaḥ sukṛtāc cyutaḥ ||
tataḥfrom there, from that spot — from where the blasphemy is going on abl., 'from that place'उस स्थान से
na apaitidoes not go away, does not leave 'apa-i' to depart; na negatesदूर नहीं होता (वहाँ से नहीं हटता)
yaḥthe man who — whoever behaves so rel. pron., nom. sg.जो
saḥ apihe too, that very man 'api' = even he, emphasizing the correlativeवह भी
yāti adhaḥgoes down, falls to a lower, hellish destination 'adhaḥ' = downwardअधोगति को जाता है (नीचे गिरता है)
sukṛtātfrom his stock of good merit — cut off from it abl. of separation, governed by cyutaḥअपने पुण्य से
cyutaḥhaving fallen away, stripped of it past part., nom. sg.च्युत होकर (गिरकर)
yaḥ — the man who; tataḥ — from that place; na apaiti — does not depart; saḥ api — he too; sukṛtāt cyutaḥ — fallen from his good merit; adhaḥ yāti — goes downward
tataḥ — उस स्थान से; na apaiti — दूर नहीं होता; yaḥ — जो; saḥ api — वह भी; yāti adhaḥ — अधोगति को जाता है; sukṛtāt — पुण्य से; cyutaḥ — च्युत होकर
Now the verdict. The man who does not get up and leave that place — he too falls. He is stripped of the good merit he had built up. 'cyuta' means fallen away from it, cut off. And so he goes down, to a lower, hellish birth. The point: merely staying to listen, without protest, is enough to ruin him.
जो उस स्थान से दूर नहीं होता, वह भी अपने पुण्य से च्युत होकर अधोगति को प्राप्त होता है।