Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

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avyakta-liṅgo vyaktārtho
manīṣy unmatta-bālavat
kavir mūkavad ātmānaṁ
sa dṛṣṭyā darśayen nṛṇām

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TRANSLATION

Although a saintly person may not expose himself to the vision of human society, by his behavior his purpose is disclosed. To human society he should present himself like a restless child, and although he is the greatest thoughtful orator, he should present himself like a dumb man.

PURPORT

A great personality very much advanced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness may not expose himself by the signs of a sannyāsī. To cover himself, he may live like a restless child or a dumb person, although he is the greatest orator or poet.

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