ŚB 4.15.25
Devanagari
प्रभवो ह्यात्मन: स्तोत्रं जुगुप्सन्त्यपि विश्रुता: ।
ह्रीमन्त: परमोदारा: पौरुषं वा विगर्हितम् ॥ २५ ॥
ह्रीमन्त: परमोदारा: पौरुषं वा विगर्हितम् ॥ २५ ॥
Verse text
prabhavo hy ātmanaḥ stotraṁ
jugupsanty api viśrutāḥ
hrīmantaḥ paramodārāḥ
pauruṣaṁ vā vigarhitam
jugupsanty api viśrutāḥ
hrīmantaḥ paramodārāḥ
pauruṣaṁ vā vigarhitam
Synonyms
Translation
As a person with a sense of honor and magnanimity does not like to hear about his abominable actions, a person who is very famous and powerful does not like to hear himself praised.