Verse Text
11. śrī-kṛṣṇa-vimukha-jana-saṅga-tyāgaḥ,
yathā kātyāyana saṁhitāyām—
varaṁ huta-vaha-jvālā-paṣjarāntar-vyavasthitiḥ |
na śauri-cintā-vimukha-jana-saṁvāsa-vaiśasam ||111||
Translation
Giving up the association of those opposed to Kṛṣṇa (verse 78), from Kātyāyana-saṁhitā: It is preferable to remain within a cage of blazing fire than to have the misfortune of living in association with persons who are opposed to thinking of the Lord.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
Vaiśasam means misfortune.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Giving Up the Company of Nondevotees
Lord Caitanya was once asked by one of His householder devotees what the general behavior of a Vaiṣṇava should be. In this connection, Lord Caitanya replied that a Vaiṣṇava should always give up the company of nondevotees. Then He explained that there are two kinds of nondevotees: one class is against the supremacy of Kṛṣṇa, and another class is too materialistic. In other words, those who are after material enjoyment and those who are against the supremacy of the Lord are called avaiṣṇava, and their company should be strictly avoided.
In the Kātyāyana-saṁhitā it is stated that even if one is forced to live within a cage of iron or in the midst of a blazing fire, he should accept this position rather than live with nondevotees who are through and through against the supremacy of the Lord.