tad-vag-visargo janatagha-viplavo
yasmin prati-slokam abaddhavaty api
namany anantasya yaso “nkitani yat
srnvanti gayanti grnanti sadhavah
[ SB 1.5.11]
On the other hand, that literature which is full of descriptions of the transcendental glories of the name, fame, forms, pastimes, etc., of the unlimited Supreme Lord is a different creation, full of transcendental words directed toward bringing about a revolution in the impious lives of this world’s misdirected civilization. Such transcendental literatures, even though imperfectly composed, are heard, sung and accepted by purified men who are thoroughly honest.
And then against this:
na yad vacas citra-padam harer yaso
(jagat-pavitram) pragrnita karhicit
tad vayasam tirtham usanti manasa
na yatra hamsa niramanty usik-ksayah
[ SB 1.5.10]
Those words which do not describe the glories of the Lord, who alone can sanctify the atmosphere of the whole universe, are considered by saintly persons to be like unto a place of pilgrimage for crows. Since the all-perfect persons are inhabitants of the transcendental abode, they do not derive any pleasure there.
Na yad vacas citra-padam harer yasah – You can present literature very perfect from a literary point of view, from metaphor and poetical, rhetorical, very perfectly written, citra-padam, attractive by language.
Na yad vacas citra-padam – such kind of literature, if there is no description of the glories of the Lord, na tad vacas citra-padam.
Just like there are so many sex literatures, very attractive, it is selling like anything. But we are not interested in those rascal literatures.
Tad vayasam tirtham, such literature is considered as the place of enjoyment of the crows. Vayasam means crow. The crow take enjoyment in the garbage, you have seen?
They won’t go to a nice place. They will come all together. Just like vultures, they come together to take pleasure in a corpse, dead body.
But a white swan, raja-hamsa, he goes to a place where there are nice water, lilies and lotus, and nice trees.
