12.51
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 “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.”