22.120

visnu-vaisnava-ninda, gramya-varta na suniba

prani-matre manovakye udvega na diba

SYNONYMS

visnu-vaisnava-ninda—blaspheming of Lord Visnu and His devotee; gramya-varta—ordinary talks; na suniba—we should not hear; prani-matre—to any living entity however insignificant; manah-vakye—by mind or by words; udvega—anxiety; na diba—we should not give "Eighteen: The devotee should not hear Lord Visnu or His devotees blasphemed (19) The devotee should avoid reading or hearing newspapers or mundane books that contain stories of love affairs between men and women or subjects palatable to the senses (20) Neither by mind nor words should the devotee cause anxiety to any living entity, regardless how insignificant he may be.

PURPORT

The first ten items are dos and the second ten items are don’ts.

Thus the first ten items give direct action, and the second ten items give indirect action.