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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 3.61",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 3.61",
  "label":"Text 61",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 3.61",
  "description":"The greatest ignorance consists of activities, whether religious or irreligious, that are opposed to devotional service. They are to be known as sins [kalmaṣa]."

} —

Cc. Ādi 3.61

Text

bhaktira virodhī karma-dharma vā adharma
tāhāra 'kalmaṣa' nāma, sei mahā-tamaḥ

Synonyms

bhaktira—to devotional service; virodhī—averse; karma—activity; dharma—religious; vā—or; adharma—irreligious; tāhāra—of that; kalmaṣa—sin; nāma—the name; sei—this; mahā-tamaḥ—great darkness.

Translation

The greatest ignorance consists of activities, whether religious or irreligious, that are opposed to devotional service. They are to be known as sins [kalmaṣa].