# Cc. Antya 8.79 ## Text > tāra madhye pūrva-vidhi 'praśaṁsā' chāḍiyā > para-vidhi 'nindā' kare 'baliṣṭha' jāniyā ## Synonyms *tāra* *madhye*—between the two; *pūrva*-*vidhi*—the former rule; *praśaṁsā*—praising; *chāḍiyā*—giving up; *para*-*vidhi*—the other rule; *nindā*—criticizing; *kare*—does; *baliṣṭha* *jāniyā*—knowing it to be more prominent. ## Translation **"Of the two rules, Rāmacandra Purī obeys the first by abandoning praise, but although he knows that the second is more prominent, he neglects it by criticizing others.** ## Purport The above-mentioned verse from *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam* gives two injunctions. The first, called *pūrva-vidhi,* is that one should not praise, and the second, *para-vidhi,* is that one should not criticize. As will be apparent from the following verse, the injunction against praise is less important than the injunction against blasphemy. One should carefully observe the *para-vidhi,* although one may neglect the *pūrva-vidhi.* Thus the actual injunction is that one may praise but should not criticize. This is called *śleṣokti,* or a statement having two meanings. Rāmacandra Purī, however, acted in just the opposite way, for he neglected the *para-vidhi* but strictly observed the *pūrva-vidhi.* Since he avoided following the principle of not criticizing, Rāmacandra Purī broke both the rules.