रुक्षाक्षरा गिरः शृण्वन्तथा भागवतेरिताः ।
प्रणामपूर्वकं क्षान्त्वा यो वदेद्वैष्णवो हि सः ॥
rukṣākṣarā giraḥ śṛṇvan tathā bhāgavateritāḥ |
praṇāma-pūrvakaṁ kṣāntvā yo vaded vaiṣṇavo hi saḥ ||
(Liṅga Purāṇa; cited in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 10.35)
“One who after hearing harsh words uttered by a Bhāgavata can tolerate that, offer obeisance, and speak [respectfully with that Bhāgavata] is certainly a Vaiṣṇava.”