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CC Antya 4.131

Text

maryādā-laṅghane loka kare upahāsa
iha-loka, para-loka — dui haya nāśa

Synonyms

maryādā-laṅghane — by surpassing the customs of etiquette; loka — people; kare upahāsa — joke; iha-loka — this world; para-loka — the next world; dui — two; haya nāśa — become vanquished.

Translation

“If one transgresses the laws of etiquette, people make fun of him, and thus he is vanquished in both this world and the next.