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jive ’visnu’ buddhi dure-yei brahma-rudra-sama

narayane mane tare ’pasandite’ ganana

SYNONYMS

jive—an ordinary living being; visnu—as Lord Visnu; buddhi—acceptance; dure—let alone; yei—anyone who; brahma-rudra-sama—equal to personalities like Lord Brahma and Lord Siva; narayane—Lord Narayana, Visnu; mane—accepts; tare—such a person; pasandite ganana—is grouped among the pasandis, atheistic offenders.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, "To say nothing of ordinary living entities, even Lord Brahma and Lord Siva cannot be considered on the level of Visnu or Narayana.

If one considers them as such, he is immediately considered an offender and atheist.