CC Madhya 22.120

Madhya-līlā, Chapter 22, Text 120

বিষ্ণুবৈষ্ণব-নিন্দা, গ্ৰাম্যবার্তা না শুনিব ।
প্রাণিমাত্রে মনোবাক্যে উদ্বেগ না দিব ॥ ১২০ ॥

viṣṇu-vaiṣṇava-nindā, grāmya-vārtā nā śuniba
prāṇi-mātre mano-vākye udvega nā diba

Word by word

viṣṇu-vaiṣṇava-nindā — blaspheming Lord Viṣṇu or His devotee; grāmya-vārtā — ordinary talks; nā śuniba — we should not hear; prāṇi-mātre — to any living entity, however insignificant; manaḥ-vākye — by mind or by words; udvega — anxiety; nā diba — we should not give.

Translation

“(18) The devotee should not hear Lord Viṣṇu or His devotees blasphemed. (19) The devotee should avoid reading or hearing newspapers or mundane books that contain stories of love affairs between men and women or subjects palatable to the senses. (20) Neither by mind nor words should the devotee cause anxiety to any living entity, regardless how insignificant he may be.”

Purport

The first ten items are dos and the second ten items are don’ts. Thus the first ten items give direct action, and the second ten items give indirect action.