Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 2


Sanskrit:

श्रीभगवानुवाचबार्हस्पत्य स नास्त्यत्र साधुर्वै दुर्जनेरितै: ।दुरक्तैर्भिन्नमात्मानं य: समाधातुमीश्वर: ॥ २ ॥

ITRANS:

śrī-bhagavān uvācabārhaspatya sa nāsty atrasādhur vai durjaneritaiḥduraktair bhinnam ātmānaṁyaḥ samādhātum īśvaraḥ

Translation:

Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: O disciple of Bṛhaspati, there is virtually no saintly man in this world capable of resettling his own mind after it has been disturbed by the insulting words of uncivilized men.

Purport:

In the modern age there is widespread propaganda ridiculing the path of spiritual realization, and thus even saintly devotees are disturbed to see the progress of human society being obstructed. Still, a devotee of the Lord must tolerate any personal insult, though he cannot tolerate offense against the Lord Himself or the Lord’s pure devotee.