śukla-vastre masi-bindu yaiche nā lukāya
sannyāsīra alpa chidra sarva-loke gāya

2 times this text was mentioned in purports to other texts: SB(2)

 śukla-vastre - on white cloth; masi-bindu - a spot of ink; yaiche - as much as; nā - does not; lukāya - become hidden; sannyāsīra - of a sannyāsī; alpa - a very little; chidra - fault; sarva-loke - the general public; gāya - advertise.


Text

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

Purport