Madhya 12.51

TEXT 51

TEXT

শুক্লবস্ত্রে মসি-বিন্দু যৈছে না লুকায় ।
সন্ন্যাসীর অল্প ছিদ্র সর্বলোকে গায় ॥ ৫১ ॥

sukla-vastre masi-bindu yaiche na lukaya

sannyasira alpa chidra sarva-loke gaya

SYNONYMS

sukla-vastre-on white cloth; masi-bindu-a spot of ink; yaiche-as much as; na-does not; lukaya-become hidden; sannyasira-of a sannyasi; alpa-a very little; chidra-fault; sarva-loke-the general public; gaya-advertise.

TRANSLATION

"As soon as the general public finds a little fault in the behavior of a sannyasi, they advertise it like wildfire. A black spot of ink cannot be hidden on a white cloth. It is always very prominent."

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