# Cc. Madhya 12.24 > পরমার্থ থাকুক — লোকে করিবে নিন্দন । লোকে রহু — দামোদর করিবে ভর্ত্‌সন ॥২৪॥ ## Text > paramārtha thākuka-loke karibe nindana > loke rahu-dāmodara karibe bhartsana ## Synonyms *parama-artha thākuka*—what to speak of spiritual advancement; *loke*—people in general; *karibe nindana*—will blaspheme; *loke rahu*—what to speak of people in general; *dāmodara*—Dāmodara Paṇḍita; *karibe*—will do; *bhartsana*—chastisement. ## Translation **Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, "What to speak of spiritual advancement-all the people will blaspheme Me. And what to speak of all the people-Dāmodara would chastise Me.**