Fault-finding

prabhu bole—bhakta-vākya kṛṣṇera varṇana

prabhu bole—bhakta-vākya kṛṣṇera varṇana |
ihāte ye doṣa dekhe, se-i ’pāpī’ jana ||
ihāte ye doṣa dekhe, tāhāra se doṣa |
bhaktera varṇana-mātra kṛṣṇera santoṣa ||
(Chaitanya-bhāgavata: 1.11.105, 109)

“Prabhu said, ‘A bhakta’s statements are descriptions of Kṛṣṇa. One who finds fault in these is a sinful person. … The fault [in this case] is [actually] that of the one who finds fault in these [descriptions of Kṛṣṇa made by a bhakta]. Any description of [i.e., made by] a bhakta is satisfying to Kṛṣṇa [regardless of whether it has faults in it].”

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sad-guṇālaṅkṛte kāvye

sad-guṇālaṅkṛte kāvye doṣān mṛgayate khalaḥ |
vane puṣpa-phalākīrṇe karabhaḥ kaṇṭakān iva ||
(Subhāṣita-ratna-kośa)

“The wicked search for faults in poetry adorned with good qualities just as a camel searches for thorns within a forest full of fruits and flowers.”

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khalo mṛgayate doṣaṁ

khalo mṛgayate doṣaṁ guṇa-pūrṇeṣu vastuṣu |
vane puṣpa-phalākīrṇe purīṣam iva sūkaraḥ ||
(Unknown Source)

“The wicked search for faults within objects full of qualities just as a pig searches for stool within a forest full of fruits and flowers.”

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mṛgayati khalo doṣaṁ

mṛgayati khalo doṣaṁ na jātu guṇam |
maṇimaya-mandira-madhye paśyati pipīlikā chidram ||
(Attributed to Madhvācārya)

“The wicked search for faults and never for qualities, just as ants look for holes inside a jeweled temple.”

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ye matsarā hata-dhiyaḥ khalu te ca doṣaṁ

ye matsarā hata-dhiyaḥ khalu te ca doṣaṁ
paśyantu nāgamanyantu guṇaṁ guṇajñāḥ |
ālokayanti kila ye ca guṇaṁ na doṣaṁ
te sādhavaḥ paramamī paritoṣayantu ||
(Attributed to Madhvācārya)

“Those who are envious and witless can only see faults, while those who are cognizant of qualities consider only qualities. Those who see only qualities and not faults are the greatest sādhus, and they can find complete satisfaction.”

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