निन्दां भगवत: शृण्वंस्तत्परस्य जनस्य वा । ततो नापैति य: सोऽपि यात्यध: सुकृताच्च्युत: ॥ ४० ॥
nindāṁ bhagavataḥ śṛṇvaṁs tat-parasya janasya vā tato nāpaiti yaḥ so ’pi yāty adhaḥ sukṛtāc cyutaḥ
- nindām
- criticism
- bhagavataḥ
- of the Supreme Lord
- śṛṇvan
- hearing
- tat
- to Him
- parasya
- who is dedicated
- janasya
- of a person
- vā
- or
- tataḥ
- from that place
- na apaiti
- does not go away
- yaḥ
- who
- saḥ
- he
- api
- indeed
- yāti
- goes
- adhaḥ
- down
- su-kṛtāt
- from the good results of his pious works
- cyutaḥ
- fallen
Anyone who fails to immediately leave the place where he hears criticism of the Supreme Lord or His faithful devotee will certainly fall down, bereft of his pious credit.