Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja
Bhaktivinode Thakur has sung in Kalyanakalpataru (3.2.8):
`ami ta' vaisnava', e buddhi ha-ile,
amani na ha'ba ami
pratisthasa asi', hrdaya dusibe,
ha-iba niraya-gami
If I say, "I am vaisnava," then I cannot become amani and manada; I'll be unable to offer respect to others. Rather, I will demand respect, "Hey, don't you know I am vaisnava? You should pay respect to me, you rascal! Don't