paribhÅ«ta imÄá¹ gÄthÄm
agÄyata narÄdhamaiḥ
pÄtayadbhiḥ sva dharma-stho
dhá¹›tim ÄsthÄya sÄttvikÄ«m
paribhÅ«taḥ - insulted; imÄm - this; gÄthÄm - song; agÄyata - he sang; nara-adhamaiḥ - by low-class men; pÄtayadbhiḥ - who were trying to make him fall down; sva-dharma - in his own duty; sthaḥ - remaining firm; dhá¹›tim - his resolution; ÄsthÄya - fixing; sÄttvikÄ«m - in the mode of goodness.
Even while being insulted by these low-class men who were trying to effect his downfall, he remained steady in his spiritual duties. Fixing his resolution in the mode of goodness, he began to chant the following song.
Resolution in the mode of goodness is described in Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ (18.33):
dhá¹›tyÄ yayÄ dhÄrayate
manaḥ-prÄṇendriya-kriyÄḥ
yogenÄvyabhicÄriṇyÄ
dhá¹›tiḥ sÄ pÄrtha sÄttvikÄ«
“O son of Pá¹›thÄ, that determination which is unbreakable, which is sustained with steadfastness by yoga practice, and thus controls the mind, life and the acts of the senses, is in the mode of goodness.â€
Atheists who are envious of the devotees of the Supreme Lord are called narÄdhamas, or the lowest of men, and undoubtedly are enroute to hell. By all means at their disposal they disturb the devotional service of the Lord, sometimes by direct attack and sometimes by mockery. The devotees, however, remain tolerant, fixing their determination in the mode of goodness. As described by ÅšrÄ«la RÅ«pa GosvÄmÄ« in ÅšrÄ« UpadeÅ›Ämá¹›ta (1):
vÄco vegaá¹ manasaḥ krodha-vegaá¹
jihvÄ-vegam udaropastha-vegam
etÄn vegÄn yo viá¹£aheta dhÄ«raḥ
sarvÄm apÄ«mÄá¹ pá¹›thivÄ«á¹ sa Å›iá¹£yÄt
“A sober person who can tolerate the urge to speak, the mind’s demands, the actions of anger and the urges of the tongue, belly and genitals is qualified to make disciples all over the world.â€
