One who is in the second stage of development, he knows God, he loves God, and in relationship with God, he loves the devotees of the . . . he makes friendship with the devotees of the God. Īśvare tad-adhīneṣu bāliśeṣu (SB 11.2.46). And so far the innocents are concerned . . . innocent means they are not offender, but they do not know what is God, what is his relation; ordinary man. For them, the person who in the second stage of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, his duty is to enlighten them. And those who are atheist, purposely against God, they should be avoided.
Therefore there are four kinds of dealings for the person who is in the intermediate position. And those who are in the higher status of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, they do not see anyone as against God. Their vision is that everyone is engaged in God's service. So there . . . there is only one vision, that everyone is engaged in God's service. They have no distinction. That is very higher stage. One should not imitate that stage.
So in the lower stage, these two gentlemen, Tapana Miśra and Candraśekhara, they are hearing the criticism against Lord Caitanya, but they are, I mean to say, placing themselves in the lower status, and they say that, "We cannot bear this." Because they haven't got sufficient power to refute the arguments of the other party, therefore they are feeling sorry.
- tomāre nindaye yata sannyāsīra gaṇa
- śunite nā pāri, phāṭe hṛdaya-śravaṇa
- (CC Adi 7.51)
Because, unless one is conversant with logic, arguments and Vedic literature, it is very difficult to defend.