saba deÅ›a bhraṣṭa kaila ekalÄ nimÄñi
brÄhmaṇa mÄrite cÄhe, dharma-bhaya nÄi

 saba - all; deÅ›a - countries; bhraṣṭa - spoiled; kaila - has; ekalÄ - alone; nimÄñi - NimÄi Paṇá¸ita; brÄhmaṇa - a caste brÄhmaṇa; mÄrite - to strike; cÄhe - He wants; dharma - of religious principles; bhaya - fear; nÄi - there is not.


Text

“NimÄi Paṇá¸ita alone has spoiled the entire country,†they accused. “He wants to strike a caste brÄhmaṇa. He has no fear of religious principles.

Purport

In those days also, the caste brÄhmaṇas were very proud. They were not prepared to accept chastisement even from a teacher or spiritual master.