Quoting from Padma Purana, Sri Sanatana Gosvami has strictly forbidden us to hear about the activities of the Lord and His devotees from the mouths of nondevotees:
avaisnava-mukhodgirnam
putam hari-kathamrtam
sravanam naiva kartavyam
sarpocchistam yatha payah
“One should not hear anything about Krsna from a non-Vaisnava. Milk touched by the lips of a serpent has poisonous effects ; similarly, talks about Krsna given by a non-Vaisnava are also poisonous.”One must be a bona fide devotee, and then he can preach and impress devotional service upon his listeners.
(SB 6.17.40p)
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