Hari-nāma Cintāmaṇi
Hari-nāma Cintāmaṇi (Bhaktivinoda Thakura)
Quotes taken from edition
...which is
- written by Bhaktivinoda Thakura
- translated by Kusakratha Dasa
- edited by Sita Rani Devi Dasi (too bad: with too many editorial errors)
- compiled & published by Sarvasaksi Dasa
Chapter One
Footnotes by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
(8) The earthly planets are made of the five material elements.The gross material bodies of the conditioned souls are also made of the five material elements. These are all made of gross matter. The conditioned soul's mind, intelligence and false ego are his subtle material body. It is also made of matter.
The individual soul, which is a spiritual spark, is by nature situated in pure goodness. In his original form he has a mind, intelligence, and ego that are made of pure goodness. These are spiritual. They are different from the subtle material body.
(15)
Because
- when one follows the path of philosophical speculation to understand the truth one may sometimes meet sincere devotees, and because
- by following the path of karma one may sometimes act selflessly and also offer the results of His work to the Supreme Lord,
jnana and karma - the two indirect paths of devotional service - lead one to the temple of Bhakti-devi (the goddess of devotion).
However, in Kali-yuga these paths of indirect devotional service have become corrupted.
In Dvapara-yuga Deity worship was the primary spiritual path. By various kinds of wickedness even that Deity worship is now also often corrupted.
However, in Kali-yuga these paths of indirect devotional service have become corrupted.
- Instead of sincere devotees, hypocrites who wrap themselves in the flag of religion are now prominent.
- Instead of activities to purify the heart, activities that make one yearn for sense pleasures are now prominent.
In Dvapara-yuga Deity worship was the primary spiritual path. By various kinds of wickedness even that Deity worship is now also often corrupted.
Chapter Two: nama-grahana-bicara - Chanting the Holy Name
35. "In this world of birth and death the individual souls and Lord Krsna's holy name alone are spiritual. All else is made of matter.
...with footnote (6): Everything in the material world is made of maya. It is dull and inert.
- By Lord Krsna's will some individual souls are imprisoned in the material world. They are the only spiritual entities in the material world.
- Assuming the form of His holy name, Lord Krsna has descended into the material world. The holy name is thus the second spiritual entity in the material world.
- the individual spirit souls and
- Lord Krsna's holy name.
61. "Considerations of the proper time or place, of impurity, of rules and regulations, or of anything else have no bearing on chanting the holy name, for the holy name is very powerful.
Chapter Three: namabhasa-bicara
12. "Lord Krsna and the individual souls are master and servants, and the world of maya is dull, lifeless, and worthless. When a soul does not know these truths, the shadow of ignorance falls on his head. (2)
13. "The anarthas are:
- thirst for worthless material things,
- weakness of heart, and
- offenses.
Like clouds, these anarthas block the sun of the holy name. (3)
14. "When these clouds block the light emanating from the sun of the holy name, namabhasa is present. However, the self-perfect holy name of Lord Krsna is always uncovered.
15. "As long as he does not understand his relationship with Lord Krsna, the individual soul will take shelter of namabhasa.
16. "However, if an individual soul takes shelter of a bonda fide spiritual master and becomes expert in devotional service, the clouds of anarthas flee from him.
Sambandha (Relationship), Abhidheya (Activities of Devotional Service), and Prayojana (Pure Love for Lord Krsna)
17. "When these clouds and fog are gone, then the sun of the holy name shines brightly. To the devotee the holy name then gives the gift of pure love (prema) for Lord Krsna.
18. "The bona fide spiritual master then gives knowledge of the soul's relationship with Lord Krsna. Then the spiritual master gives the devotional service of chanting the holy name, service. That is called abhidheya.
19. "Soon shining very brightly, the sun of the holy name chases away the clouds of anarthas.
20. "When the holy name gives a great treasure of spiritual love (prema), that is called prayojana. Then the soul is filled with love as he chants the holy name.
23. "Forgetting that that are Lord Krsna's eternal servants, and therefore seeking happiness away from Lord Krsna, some souls are thrown into the world of maya.
24. "Maya's world is a prison house for these souls, a prison house where punishment is given to correct the criminal souls who have rebelled against Lord Krsna. (0)
25-26. "However, if one of those souls, by a saintly Vaisnava's mercy, understands his relationship with Lord Krsna (5) and chants Lord Krsna's holy name, then he attains a great treasure of spiritual love, a treasure that is the essence of all religious activities. Such a soul feels only horror and contempt at the
prospect of impersonal liberation.
...with footnote (5): This is true knowledge of the individual soul's relationship with Lord Krsna:
- "I, an infinitesimal conscious being, am Lord Krsna's eternal servant.
- Lord Krsna, the all-powerful conscious being, is my only master.
- This dull and inert material world is a prison house meant to reform me."
27. "However, as long as he has no certain knowledge of his relationship with Lord Krsna, a soul will naturally take shelter of namabhasa. (6)
The Results of Namabhasa Chanting
28. Namabhasa chanting brings many auspicious benefits. By it the individual soul attains great piety. That is inevitable. (7)
29. By namabhasa sins are destroyed. By namabhasa liberation is attained.
30. "By namabhasa one becomes purified of the mud of materialism. By namabhasa all diseases are cured.
31. "All fears flee from namabhasa. A person who chants namabhasa is safe from all calamities.
32. "Yaksas, raksasas, bhutas (ghosts), pretas (goblins), evil planets, and anarthas all flee from namabhasa.
33. "By namabhasa the souls fallen into hell are delivered. From namabhasa all past karma flees.
34. Namabhasa is better than all the Vedas and all holy places. Namabhasa is the best of all auspicious deeds.
Attaining Vaikuntha by Namabhasa
35. "Namabhasa brings the four goals that are
- piety,
- economic development,
- sense gratification, and
- liberation.
36. "Namabhasa fills the world with bliss. It is the only shelter for the shelterless. It places one in the best possible position.
37. "By namabhasa one attains Vaikuntha and the other spiritual realms. In the Kali-yuga all scriptures especially recommend namabhasa.
Sanketa (Hint), Parihasa (Joking), Stobha (Mocking), and Hela (Inattention and Contempt) Are the Four Kinds of Namabhasa
38. "I know four kinds of namabhasa. They are
- sanketa (hint),
- parihasa (joking),
- stobha (mocking), and
- hela (inattention and contempt). (8)
Two Kinds of Namabhasa in Sanketa (a Hint of the Holy Name)
39. "One kind of sanketa namabhasa is when the chanter, although aware that he speaks the name of Lord Visnu intends that it refer to someone else, to something material. The other kind is when the chanter is not aware of the name of Lord Visnu, but speaks it anyway.
90. "In this way there are two kinds of sanketa namabhasa. The scriptures give Ajamila as an example of the first kind.
91. "When they say 'harama harama', the Muslims easily become delivered. This is an example of the second kind of sanketa namabhasa
92. "Even though in sanketa namabhasa the chanter refers to someone or something other than the Lord, the power of the holy name is not lost.
Parihasa (Joking) Namabhasa
03. "When one says the holy name as a joke that is parihasa namabhasa. By speaking this kind of namabhasa persons like Jarasandha become delivered from the world of birth and death.
Stobha (Mocking) Namabhasa
99. "By chanting namabhasa to mock the holy name, persons like Sisupala cut the noose of birth and death.
Hela (Inattention and Contempt) Namabhasa
95. "When one chants the holy names of Krsna and Rama inattentively or with contempt, that is hela namabhasa.
96. "By chanting these kinds of namabhasa, the molecchas (outcastes) become delivered. The materialists and spiritually lazy people follow this path.
Sraddha (With Faith) and Hela (With Contempt) are Two Divisions of Namabhasa
97. "If one chants with faith but also with anarthas, his chanting is called sraddha namabhasa.
98. "The kinds of namabhasa that
- begin with sanketa and
- end with hela
99. "By chanting namabhasa with contempt one destroys sins and attains liberation. (9)
Namabhasa Chanting of the Holy Name Destroys Anarthas and Gives Prema (Pure Love for Lord Krsna)
50. "By namabhasa chanting one can obtain everything except pure love (prema). By namabhasa one comes to the stage of pure chanting (suddha-nama).
51. "When the anarthas have fled, pure chanting becomes manifest. Then pure love for Lord Krsna (krsna-prema) becomes manifest.
52. "Namabhasa has no power to give pure love (prema) directly. Only proper chanting, following the rules of chanting, gives pure love.
How Namabhasa and Offensive Chanting Are Different
53. "I offer my respectful obeisances to anyone who, avoiding offenses to the holy name, performs namabhasa chanting of the holy name.
54."0 Supreme Lord, I declare that namabhasa chanting is endlessly better than karma or jnana.
55. "If by namabhasa chanting one attains faith, the faith that is the root of attraction to Lord Krsna, then the chanter will become purified. Pure chanting of the holy name will be manifest before him.
Pratibimba Namabhasa ( the Reflection of the Holy Name)
58-59. "A person who sees how other souls have pure faith may attain sraddhabhasa (dim faith) in his heart, but them may also
- yearn after sense pleasure or impersonal liberation and
- work day and night to attain it .
60. "This kind of faith is only the outward symptom of faith. It is not true faith itself. The scriptures call this kind of faith pratibimba-sraddhabhasa (the reflection of faith).
61. "When a person who possesses pratibimba-sraddhabhasa chants the holy name, his chanting is always pratibimba-namabhasa (the reflection of the holy name).
From Pratibimba-namabhasa the Mayavada Fallacy Appears
62. "This kind of namabhasa leads to the mayavada fallacy.
Cheating Pratibimba-namabhasa Is an Offense to the Holy Name
63. "A person who thinks the holy name is only the means (sadhana) to a higher eternal goal (sadhya), sullies the glory of the holy name. Because of that offense he perishes.
How Chaya-namabhasa and Pratibimba-namabhasa Are Different
69. "Chaya-namabhasa (the shadow of the holy name) comes only from
- ignorance, and
- weakness of heart.
65. "The holy name cleans away those two defects. However, the holy name increases the defects that cause pratibimba-namabhasa.
71. "The mayavadis approach the holy name and pray for sense pleasures or impersonal liberation, but the holy name cheats them and gives them only sufferings.
By Namabhasa Chanting the Mayavadis Attain Sayujya-mukti ( Impersonal Liberation), Which Is Mukty-abhasa (the Dim Light of Liberation)
78. Being like a kalpa-vrksa tree, namabhasa chanting gives to the mayavadis the impersonal liberation they desire.
79. "When it is reflected as pratimbimba-namabhasa, the all-powerful holy name gives mukty-abhasa (the dim light of liberation).
80. "Among the five kinds of liberation the liberation called sayujya-mukti (impersonal liberation) is mukty-abhasa (the dim light of l iberation). Its only benefit is that it destroys all sufferings. However, at the end it ruins everything.
The Mayavadis Do Not Attain Eternal Happiness
81. "Bewildered by maya, ordinary people think they will find happiness in maya. When he attains sayujya-mukti ( impersonal liberation), the soul attains only sukhabhasa (the dim light of happiness).
82. "The highest pleasure is service to the eternal, blissful, and all-knowing Supreme Personality of Godhead. However, when the soul attains sayujya-mukti, his memory of Lord Krsna is erased.
Chapter Four (about the 1st offence against pure chanting): Sadhu-ninda - Blasphemy of the Great Saintly Persons
The Qualities of a Grhastha Devotee
26. "0 Lord, You taught Raghunatha dasa how to be a householder devotee. (0)
27. "You said to him: Be peaceful. Go home. Don't be a madman. Gradually you will cross to the farther shore of the ocean ofbirth and death.
28. " Turn away from monkey-renunciation. (5) Without attachment, accept what material pleasures are appropriate.
29. " In your heart keep spiritual faith. Externally act like an ordinary person. Lord Krsna will soon deliver you.'
The Qualities of a Devotee Who Has Renounced Grhastha Life
30. "Seeing that Raghunatha dasa had renounced grhastha life, You gave him these instructions wonderful to hear:
31. " Don't hear gossip. Don't speak gossip. Don't eat opulent foods. Don't wear opulent clothing.
32. "Don't desire that others will honor you. You give all honor to others. Always chant Lord Krsna s holy name. In your heart serve Sri Sri Radha-Krsna in Vraja.'
To Find Fault With a Vaisnava is Blasphemy of a Vaisnava — Criticizing a Vaisnava's Birth, His Previous Faults, the Almost Comepletely Destroyed Remnant of His Previous Faults, and His Momentary Lapses
58-59. "A person who criticizes a Vaisnava's
- birth,
- previous faults,
- the almost completely destroyed remnant of his previous faults, or
- his momentary lapses
60. "Lord Krsna will not forgive anyone who criticizes a true Vaisnava, a Vaisnava in whose mouth the glories of the holy name stay.
61. "Anyone who,
- turning away from
- dharma,
- yoga,
- yajna, and the
- jnana-kanda part of the Vedas,
- instead worships Lord Krsna's holy name
Bad Association is of Two Kinds. Of the Two: Improper Association with Women
70. "A Vaisnava should always avoid the association of ordinary people. By associating with nondevotees one comes to criticize saintly devotees.
71. "Bad association is of two kinds. This all the scriptures say. (13) Of these two improper association with women is one kind of bad association.
72. "Associating with a man who is too attached to women is also considered bad association. (10) A spirit soul who avoids associating with such persons becomes fortunate.
Improper Association with Women
73. "A husband and wife may stay together in Krsna-conscious family life. The scriptures do not call that bad association.
79. "However, a person who is attached to women in ways that break the rules of religion is wicked. That is the scriptures opinion.
The Second Kind of Bad Association (Association with Persons Who Are Not Devotees of Lord Krsna) Is of Three Kinds
75. "Wicked persons who are not devotees of Lord Krsna are of three kinds:
- mayavadis,
- hypocrites who wrap themselves in the flag of religion, and
- atheists.
One Should Avoid Persons Who Criticize Saintly Devotees
76. "One should avoid the association of persons who criticize saintly devotees.
77. "Anyone who avoids these persons, chants Lord Krsna's holy name, and takes shelter of Lord Krsna and no one else, attains a great treasure of pure love for Lord Krsna (krsna-prema).
Chapter Five (about the 2nd offence against pure chanting): Devantare Svatantraparadha - To Consider the Names of the Demigods Like Lord Siva or Lord Brahma To Be Equal to or Independent of the Name of Lord Visnu
What a Grhastha Vaisnava Should Do
38. "Turning away from the idea that his true duty is material in nature, the grhastha should act in a spirit of devotional service.
Earning His Livelihood by Working Within the Institution of Four Varnas, A Resident of the World of Birth and Death Can Walk on the Path of Devotional Service
46. "If one follows the four varnas but does not worship Lord Krsna, he will be thrown into hell.
47. "Outside of the rules of the varnas a grhastha should do nothing. All grhastha's duties are within the varnas.
48. "In this world one should follow the duties of the varnas and also worship Lord Krsna.
49. "Following the varna's rules, one should worship Lord Krsna.
50. "This is called bhakti-yoga (the yoga of devotional service). By practicing bhakti-yoga at the end one finds ecstatic love (bhava) for Lord Krsna arise within him. That is the conclusion of all the scriptures.
51. "When ecstatic love for Lord Krsna arises, there is no need to follow the many rules and regulations. When this ecstatic love arises, the soul s journey taken in the vehicle of the material body is successful. (10)
...with note (10): As long as he is in the stage where he must follow rules and regulations, the conditioned soul should follow varnasrama. However, as he worships and worships the Lord, the soul eventually finds that ecstatic love (bhava) for the Lord rises within him. When love rises within him, the soul becomes beautiful in nature. Then he may send the rules and regulations away, for he has risen above them. The people in general cannot understand this stage. Pure ecstatic love (suddha-bhava) appears by its own wish.
52. "In this way a grhastha Vaisnava attains the Supreme, who is not different from His name. He meets Lord Visnu, who is not different from His holy name.
The Relationship Between Visnu and Brahman
62. "Lord Visnu is the Supreme Truth. He has a qualityless feature and a feature with qualities. Still He remains one.
63. "Breaking apart all obstacles, Lord Visnu's inconceivable potencies easily reveal the Lord's sublime handsomeness. (12)
60. "The individual souls, however, have very small intell igence. They do not have inconceivable potencies.
65. "If they try with their l imi ted intel l igence to understand the Supreme Controller, they will attain only a very limited understanding of Him. They do not have much power to understand Him.
66. "If they turn from Lord Visnu and worship the demigods (13) or the impersonal Brahman, they will be in a position where they do not know what is good for them and what is not.
The Devotees and Mayavadis Act Differently
71. "A saintly devotee takes shelter of the holy name alone. He worships Lord Krsna as the only Supreme Lord. He turns from other Deities.
72. "However, he does not blaspheme the demigods or other scriptures. Saying, They are servants of Lord Krsna', he worships and honors the demigods. (15)
73. "Every day a grhastha devotee places offerings before Lord Krsna. With these offerings he places the demigods, pitas, and people in general.
79. "Whenever he sees the Deities of the demigods, he says, He is a servant of Lord Krsna', and then he bows down to offer respect.
Chapter Six (about the 3rd offence against pure chanting): Gurv-avajna - To Disobey the Orders of the Spiritual Master
A Person Who Has Renounced Grhastha Life Should Take Shelter of a Spiritual Master Who Is Not a Grhastha
17. "A person who, for whatever reason, renounces grhastha life and accepts another asrama, and who at the end has not found direction in spiritual life should seek out a saintly spiritual master.
24. "The diksa-guru gives the mantra of Lord Krsna's holy names. (7) The siksa-guru teaches the truth about Lord Krsna. Every Vaisnava is qualified to be a siksa-guru. Every Vaisnava thus becoems the father of others' good fortune.
By Accepting a Krsna-mantra From a Mayavadt One Does Not Attain the Greatest Treasure
29. "By accepting a Krsna-mantra from a mayavadi one does not attain the greatest treasure.
One Should Not Accept A Spiritual Master Who Is Not a Pure Devotee (Suddha bhakta)
30. "A person who teaches a philosophy opposed to the truth, and a person who accepts that untrue philosophy both go to hell. They are not delivered.
31. "A person who rejects pure devotional service (suddha-bhakti) and teaches something else spends his life in debate, speaking arguments and counter arguments.
32. "How can such a person be a spiritual master? How will he deliver the conditioned souls? If he himself has not attained perfection, how can he give auspiciousness to others?
33. "How can a person who is not a pure devotee (suddha-bhakta) be qualified as a spiritual master? This all the scriptures say.
The Situation Where One Should Reject His Spiritual Master
42. "By bad association a person's qualification to be a spiritual master may be destroyed if events like the following occur.
43. "First he may be the foremost of bona fide spiritual masters (sad-guru pradhana). But then, by committing offenses to the holy name, he may become a person whose knowledge is destroyed.
44. "Becoming an enemy of the Vaisnavas, he loses the taste for the nectar of the holy name. Gradually he becomes a slave of money and women.
45. "Rejecting that spiritual master, and by Lord Krsna's mercy again obtaining a true spiritual master, the devotee purely chants the holy name.
61-62. "If by associating with wicked people or taking shelter of the philosophy of wicked books one disobeys his nama-guru (13), one should throw that association or those books far away, grasp his spiritual master's feet and confess his misdeeds.
Chapter Seven (about the 4th offence against pure chanting): Sruti-sastra-ninda - To Blaspheme the Vedic Literature or Literature in Pursuance of the Vedic Version
The Vedic Scriptures Are the Only Evidence for the Truth
3. "The Sruti-sastra, Vedas, Upanisads, and Puranas are manifested from Lord Krsna's breathing. In every situation they are the best evidence for the truth.
6. "Human knowledge is plagued by four defects: imperfect senses (karanapatava), mistakes (bhrama), the tendency to cheat (vipralipsa), and illusions (pramada).
7. "The four Vedas are free from these defects. Without the Vedas one cannot walk on the path to the highest spiritual goal of life.
11. "The words of the Vedas are the best evidence. This evidence reveals nine truths. The teachings of the Vedas may also be described as
- sambandha (the relationship between the individual souls and the Supreme Lord),
- abhidheya (the activities of that relationship, or devotional service), and
- prayojana (the soul's true need, which is to love the Supreme Lord).
The Individual Spirit Souls Are Inconceivably Simultaneously One and Different From the Lord (Acintya-bhedabheda)
21. Whether in the material world or the spiritual world, the individual spirit souls are all simultaneously, inconceivably one and different from the Supreme Lord.
22. "The individual spirit souls and the lifeless and inert material energy, indeed everything that exists, are all Lord Krsna s potencies. This the Vedic sciptures say.
23. "Understanding this truth, the individual spirit soul thinks, I am Lord Krsna s servant. Lord Krsna is my master eternally. He is glorious like a spiritual sun.'
24. "The Vedas speak the doctrine of sakti-parinama (that the material world is manifest by Lord Krsna's potencies). The doctrine of vivarta (that the Supreme transforms Himself to become the material world) is false, a trick propounded by wicked-minded blasphemers of the Vedas. (5)
...with footnote (5): The Vedas teach that the world is manifested by the Supreme Lord's inconceivable potencies. The idea that the Supreme transforms Himself into the world is an idea very opposed to the Vedas.
Abhidheya — the Nine Kinds of Activities in Devotional Service
27. The nine kinds of activities in devotional service are
- hearing (sravana),
- chanting (kirtana),
- remembering (smrti),
- worshiping the Deity in the temple (pujana),
- serving (paricarya)
- carrying out orders (dasya),
- praying (vandana),
- serving Krsna as a friend (sakhya), and
- sacrificing everything for Him (atma nivedana).
28. "Of these activities of devotional service the activity of chanting the holy name is the best. Therefore the Vedas preached the glories of chanting the sacred syllable om.
Prayojana — Pure Love (Prema) for Lord Krsna
29. "When he takes shelter of pure devotional service, a human being eventually attains, by the power of Lord Krsna's mercy, a great wealth of pure love for Lord Krsna. (6)
The Mayavadts Accept a Very Wicked Philosophy, a Philosophy That Opposes the Vedas
40. "In addition to these wicked philosophies, the mayavada philosophy also opposes pure devotional service (suddha-bhakti).
41. "The mayavada philosophy is opposed to the true scriptures. It is hidden Buddhism. It is a perversion of the Veda s teachings. It is widely accepted in the age of Kali.
43-44. "As Jaimini gave a perverted explanation of the Vedas to the world, so did the original teacher of the mayavadis. Concealing the descriptions of devotional service that are the actual heart of the Vedas' words, he taught a philosophy identical with Buddhism. (7)
...with footnote (7): Astavakra, Pseudo-Dattatreya, Govinda Muni, Gaurapada, Sankara, the followers of Sankara, and the ~ara-mimamsakas are examples of mayavadi-gurus.
The attainment of nirvana is the primary teaching of Buddhism. Although they do not believe in the existence of Brahman, the Buddhists teach that the highest spiritual attainment is merging into the void, a condition identical with the mayavadis merging into the qualityless Brahman. These philosophies are both very opposed to eternal devotional service.
53. "All the Vedas declare, Chant the holy name of Lord Krsna. By chanting you will attain spiritual love and bliss that have no end.
54. "Again they say, The great liberates souls in the spiritual world always chant the holy name (nama-sankirtana).'
The Tamasa-tantras (Scriptures of Darkness and Ignorance) Oppose the Vedas
55. "In Kali-yuga even famous influential persons reject the nectar of the spiritual Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna's holy name and instead worship the goddess Maya-sakti.
56. "Following the Tamasa-tantras, they criticize the Vedas. Fond of wine and flesh, the perish because of their sins.
57. "They will not touch even a drop of Lord Krsna's holy name. They do not attain Lord Krsna's abode of Vrndavana.
Chapter Eight (about the 5th offence against pure chanting): Name Artha-vada Aparadha - To Consider the Glories of Chanting Hare Krsna To Be Imagination and To Give Some Interpretation on the Holy Name of the Lord
The Glory of the Holy Name
3. "The Vedic scriptures say: Kind Lord Krsna gives His mercy to anyone who with faith, or even with contempt, chants the holy name.'
5. "No meditation in the world is like the holy name. No philosophy brings a result like the holy name.
6. "No renunciation is greater than the holy name. Nothing will ever be equal to the holy name.
7. "No piety in this world is l ike the holy name. In my thoughts I do not see any goal greater than the holy name.
By Namabhasa (the Dim LIght of the Holy Name) One Attains All the Benefits Attained by Karma (Pious Deeds) and by Knowledge of Brahman
30. "By namabhasa one attains all the results of karma. By namabhasa one meets all the results attained by jnana.
31. "By namabhasa one attains a greater result. The holy name has the power to give a result greater than what karma and jnana can give. (6)
Chapter Nine (about the 6th offence against pure chanting): Nama-bale Papa-buddhih - To Commit Sinful Activities on the Strength of the Holy Name of the Lord
5. Sin is divided into
- papa (sin),
- papa-bija (the seed of sin) or papa vasana (the desire for sin), and
- avidya (ignorance), which is the root of sin.
These three bring suffering to the conditioned souls. (1)
15. "In the time between sinful and sinless life there is a time of some days where the scent of sin lingers. (0)
19. "They who follow the path of jnana struggle to control the senses. But because they do not take shelter of You, 0 Lord, they quickly fall down.
23-24. "If a he deliberately commits sin on the strength of the holy name, a mischiefmonger who takes shelter of trying to cheat the holy name attains, because of his offense to the holy name, grief, fear, and death.
27. "However, if a person commits sin on the strength of chanting, he is not eligible to perform atonement. His future is very inauspicious.
28. "Even after many punishments of Yamaraja he is not delivered from his offense.
29. "Even if he thinks of committing a sin in that way he will be punished. Who can measure his punishment if he acts?
A Cheater Who Trusts the Holy Name and then Sins Is Renounced Like the Monkeys (Markata-vairagya)
30. "In the scriptures it is heard that the holy name removes more sins than a great sinner can commit in many mil l ions of bir ths.
31. "The five kinds of sin, including even the greatest sins, flee from namabhasa chanting of the holy name. This the scriptures say again and again.
32. "A cheater who has faith in these truths may try to cheat the holy name.
33. "Renouncing troublesome grhastha life, he may accept the garments of sannyasi. Lusting after women and money, he may travel from place to place.
39. "0 Lord, You have called such a person a markata-vairagi (monkey sannyasi). Pretending to be a sannyasi, he likes to spend time chatting with women. (7)
...with footnotes
(6) Sinful acts are of two kinds: accidental and deliberate. When with a steady mind one carefully thinks, "I will do this one sin.", that is deliberate sin. The two kinds of sin are very different.
(7) In relation to Chota Haridasa, Lord Caitanya criticized such persons, calling them "markata-vairagi" (monkey-sannyasi). This is described in Sri Caitanya caritamrta. A sannyasi who talks with women is a markata-vairagi.
Persons Who Do Not Sincerely Take Shelter of the Holy Name Cannot Avoid This Offense
35. "A person who pretends to be a sannyasi but in truth lives like a grhastha is not fit to be spoken to. He pushes the whole world into danger.
36. "A person may live as a grhastha, or he may go to the forest and live as a sannyasi. Either way he is not at fault. He should live a sinless life, chant the holy name, and be happy. (8)
By Associating with Cheaters, a Person Whose Chanting in amabhasa Will Commit This Offense
37. "If they associate with bad people, persons whose chanting in namabhasa will inevitably commit this offense.
38. "When pure chanting of the holy name (suddha-nama) rises in the heart, the devotee will not commit this offense.
46. "One should throw far away the offense of committing sin on the strength of chanting. Day and night one's mouth should say, Hari! Hari! '
Chapter Ten (about the 7th offence against pure chanting): Sraddha-hina-jane Namopadesa - To Instruct a Faithless Person About the Glories of the Holy Name
5. "Noble birth, good family, learning, strength, and a wealth of knowledge do not make one qualified to hear about the holy name.
6. "Firm faith alone makes one qualified to hear the glories of the holy name. That is the opinion of the scriptures. That faith is described everywhere in the scriptures. (I)
To Give the Holy Name to Faithless Persons Is an Offense to the Holy Name
7. "A saintly devotee will not give the holy name to a person in whom faith in the holy name has not taken birth. That is the right behavior for a Vaisnava.
8. "If he gets the holy name of Lord Krsna, a faithless person will show disrespect. This all the scriptures say.
9. "If one gives a jewel to a pig, the pig will only trample it in the dust. If one gives fine garments to a monkey, the monkey will only rip them to shreds and throw them away.
10. "The faithless person will only perish from his offenses to the holy name, and the devotee who gives him the name will quickly become a nondevotee.
15. " 0 my brother, for as many days as you have no faith in the holy name, you are not qualified to accept the holy name.
16. " Therefore please renounce the desire for fame. Be humble and hear the glories of the holy name from the mouths of the scriptures and the saints.
17. " When you have faith in the holy name a saintly spiritual master will give the holy name to you, 0 my brother. the holy name is a great treasure.'
18. "If, out of greed for money, someone gives the holy name to a faithless person, by that offense the giver goes to hell. (3)
...with footnote (2): "The holy name removes all sins. Therefore, when I commit sins, I no longer need fear anything. I will always chant the holy name of Lord Krsna, everyone will call me a Vaisnava and offer dandavat obeisances to me. I will be free from having to work to maintain myself. By chanting the holy name I will destroy all my sins. The result of my chanting the holy name is that I will be very happy in this world of birth and death." A person who thinks in this way about his acceptance of the holy name has dishonorable intentions. He is a cheater.
22. "Then the Lord gave an order to preach the glories of the holy name."
23. The Lord said, "To faithful persons you should teach the glories of the holy name. Fill every country with the glories of the holy name.
29. "Louldy perform sankirtana. Faithfull preach. When they become faithful, the people will approach a bona fide spiritual master.
25. "From the bona fide spiritual master the people will accept the holy name. Then they will easily attain the great treasure of pure love for Lord Krsna (krsna prema-dhana).
26. "Make the thieves, swindlers, prostitutes, and others attached to sin give up even the thought of sin. Give them a great treasure of faith.
27. "When they become very faithful, then teach them about the holy name. In this way give the holy name to every country.
The Result of This Offense
28. "If one does not follow this way of distributing the great treasure of spiritual love, and if one commits this offense, then he will fall into hell .
29. "If he gives the holy name to a faithless disicple, the spiritual master commits this offense. The spiritual paster s ability to taste the nectar of devotional service is then blocked.
3Q. "Because of this offense the spiritual master and the disciple both go to hell. This offense is very serious."
First One Should Instill Faith, Then One May Teach About the Holy Name
Chapter Eleven (about the 8th offence against pure chanting): Anya-subha-karmer Sahita namake Tulya-jnana - To Consider the Chanting of Hare Krsna One of the Auspicious Ritualistic Activities Offered in the Vedas as Fruitive Activities (Karma-kanda)
The Nature of the Holy Name
5. "(O Lord, ) Your primary names are not in any way different from You. Your holy name is not material.
6. "Descending from the world of Goloka, Your holy name enters Your devotees mouths.
7. "Your holy name enters the spirit soul, fills the material body, and dances on the tongue and in other parts of the body also.
Auspicious Pious Deeds As the Way to Attain the Goal of Life
18. Material things and material situations have no spiritual bliss. Still, they may be auspicious for the conditioned soul, for they may gradually lead him to perfection. (4)
...with as footnote (4): The conditioned souls have no power to renounce ordinary material activities. All their thoughts and deeds are mixed with material things. A person who uses material pious activities (karma) to find pure devotional service, which is beyond the touch of matter, is expert.
19. "Therefore auspicious pious deeds may be a means to attain the final perfection that is pure love (prema) for Lord Krsna.
That Means Brings a Delay in Attaining Perfection
20. "When pious deeds are employed, the attainment of perfection is delayed. That is because of the distance that stands between the means and the goal. (5)
Why Is the Holy Name the True Means When One Strives For Perfection?
21. "0 Lord, You mercifully gave to the world the holy name of Lord Krsna. Intelligent souls will chant the holy name to attain perfection.
22. "The holy name is the primary way to attain perfection. That is the scriptures' conclusion. Other pious deeds are counted as secondary ways to attain perfection.
The Holy Name Is Both the Means and the Goal
27. "Lord Krsna's holy name is perfect and blissful Lord Krsna Himself. Therefore the holy name is itself the goal. Attaining the glory of the holy name is the attainment of perfection.
28. "Manifest on the surface of the earth, the holy name is also the means to attain perfection. It is both the means and the goal. This all the scriptures say.
29. "According to their qualification, different souls understand the holy name differently. For some the holy name is the means to attain perfection. For others the holy name is the beautiful, wonderful goal. (7)
...with as footnote (7): Here "different qualification" means that as long as the soul is not attracted to spiritual life the soul will consider the chanting of the holy names as a means to an end. Thus he engages in blissful spiritual activities as the means to attain a[nother!] goal.
Material Pious Deeds Are the Secondary Way to Attain Perfection. The Holy Name Is The Primary Way
30. "The glorious ways to attain perfection are of two kinds.
- Material pious deeds are the secondary way, and
- the holy name is the primary way. (8)
...with as footnote (8):
- The chanting of the holy name is the primary spiritual means and
- the performance of material pious deeds is the secondary means.
The Holy Name Is Beyond the Touch of the Material Senses
31. "In the scriptures it is said that material pious deeds are not equal to the holy name. That truth is at the heart of all the scriptures.
32. "Anyone who with a sincere heart chants the holy name of Lord Krsna finds spiritual happiness ; happiness beyond the touch of the material senses dances within his heart.
33. "That spiritual happiness is part of the holy name's nature. Nothing is more wonderful than the holy name's pastimes and bliss.
That Happiness of Impersonal Liberation Is A Shadow of That Happiness
34."The happiness of impersonal liberation is only a shadow of the happiness of chanting the holy name.
35. "I know that the happiness of impersonal liberation is very small and trifling, but the bliss of chanting Lord Krsna s holy name is very great and glorious.
Chanting the Holy Name Is Different From Material Pious Deeds
36. "At the time of performing sadhana, the holy name is the means to attain perfection. At the time when one attains perfection, the holy name is the beautiful and wonderful goal.
37. "The holy name is both the means and the final goal. Material pious deeds are not the final goal.
38. "Ordinary pious deeds all take shelter of matter. The holy name is spiritual. It is eternal and self-perfect.
39. "At the time of performing sadhana, the holy name is always pure and free of any defect, even though the aspiring devotee (sadhaka) may have
- many anarthas,
- many unwanted defects and
- impurities.
40. "By chanting the holy name and associating with devotees, the aspirant chases away his material misconceptions. When his anarthas are no more, the pure chanting of the holy name comes to him.
41. "Abandoning material pious deeds, at the end he takes shelter of ecstatic love for Lord Krsna.
42. "However, a person who takes shelter of the holy name never abandons the holy name. When he attains perfection he attains pure chanting of the holy name.
43. "In this way the chanting of the holy name is different from material pious deeds. The holy name has wonderful transcendental qualities.
44. "By the spiritual master's mercy, even at the time of sadhana one may understand the wonderful glory of the holy name. This the Vedas confirm. (9)
...with as footnote (9):
- From faith comes association with devotees.
- From association with devotees come the activities of devotional service.
- Again and again performing the activities of devotional service, one becomes free from anarthas.
- When anartahs are gone one attains pure chanting of the holy name.
- beginning with faith and
- concluding in spiritual bliss.
One who does not have faith commits an offense to the holy name. His anarthas increase.
45. "If at the time of sadhana one does not understand the holy name's glory, one is a great fool, an offender.
Haridasa Thakura's Faith in the Holy Name
59. "0 Lord, please be merciful to me. Assuming the form of the holy name, please always dance on my tongue. I grasp Your feet.
55. "Keep me here, or take me there. Wherever You place me, please give me the nectar of Lord Krsna's holy name. (12)
...with as footnote (12): "Here" is the material world. "There" is the spiritual world.
56. "To give the holy name to the people of this world You have descended to this place. Please accept me as one of those people.
57. "I am the most fallen. But You are the deliverer of the most fallen. 0 purifier of the fallen, that is our relationship.
58. "Our relationship can never be broken. Now this fallen person begs from You the nectar of the holy name.
...with final footnote (13): The chanting of the holy name is always the best spiritual activity in every yuga. However, in the Kali-yuga the people have no faith to properly execute material pious activities. Becoming the yuga-dharma (religion of the age), the holy name descended to the material world and rescued the people of the world from their sufferings.
Chapter Twelve (about the 9th offence against pure chanting): Pramada - To Be Inattentive While Chanting the Holy Name
Footnote (1): Lord Caitanya said to Sanatana Gosvami (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya 22.134):
eka anga sadhe keha sadhe bahu anga
nistha hoile upaj aya premera taranga
"When one is firmly fixed in devotional service, whether he executes one or many processes of devotional service, the waves of love of Godhead will awaken."*
First one should abandon pramada, or inattention. Then faith in the practice (sadhana) of devotional service will take birth within one.
Inattention Is Called "Pramada"
6. "The root meaning of pramada' is inattention'. 0 Lord, from inattention all anarthas come.
Three Kinds of Inattention
7. "The wise say
- indifference,
- inertia, and
- distraction
Footnote (2):
- Indifference to devotional service means a lack of faith,
- inertia means laziness, and
- distraction means the mind dwelling on other things.
As Long as One Has Not Yet Attained Anuraga (Attraction) One Must Chant the Holy Name Very Carefully
8. "If a certain spirit soul by some good fortune chants Lord Krsna's holy name, that soul should carefully chant a prescribed number of holy names. Then attraction for the holy name will arise within him. (3)
9. "As long as that attraction has not yet arisen, he should always chant the holy name very carefully.
The Aspiring Devotee Should Carefully Make His Mind Steady
10. "Everyone is naturally attracted to material sense objects. When one remembers them, one becomes attracted to sense objects. (4)
11. "Attracted to other things, one may become indifferent to the holy name. Chanting japa every day, one will still not make his thoughts become plunged in the holy name.
12. "His thoughts will be in one direction, and the holy name will be in another direction. How can that person attain the auspiciousness that is the abode of all that is good?
13. "Even though he chants a lakh (100,000, or 69 rounds) of holy names on his beads, not a single drop of the holy name's nectar or a sing jewel of the many jewels of the holy name s glories will fall into his heart.
14. 0 Lord, in this kind of inattention it is very difficult to stop the heart from being attracted to material sense objects.
One Must Be Careful
15. "By associating with devotees one quickly becomes free of material desires. The fault of material desire destroyed, one then may chant the holy name in a secluded place. (5)
Footnote (5): At first one may act in this way for a half hour, beginning his chanting of the holy name in a secluded place in the association of devotees. Seeing the devotees' saintly nature, one gradually acts as they do. In this way one abandons his indifference and desires to engage in devotional service.
16. "Gradualy, gradually the mind become fixed on the holy name. Then one is always intoxicated by tasting the nectar of the holy name.
Footnote (6): "Following the example of great saints" means "the example of past saints rapt in the bliss of devotional service (bhajanananda)".
- In the beginning one chants the holy name for half an hour.
- Gradually the chanting is increased to an hour.
- Then gradually the chanting is increased to two hours.
- Then gradually the chanting is increased to 100,000 holy names (60 rounds), and then it is gradually increased to 300.000 holy names (192 rounds).
Another Way. In This Way There Is No Inattention Caused by Indifference
19. "Or, living in a secluded place, remembering the holy name, acting in a saintly way, and controlling the senses, one may fix his mind on the holy name. (7)
Footnote (7): "Controlling the senses" may mean living as an ascetic in a secluded cottage, or it may even mean covering the eyes, ears, and nose with a cloth.
20. "Quickly one attains
- first faith and
- then gradually attraction to the holy name.
The Nature of Inattention Created by Inertia
21. "When the mind becomes lazy one may be inattentive because of inertia. Because of that one will not be attracted while chanting the holy name.
22. "At the time of remembering the holy name one will try to finish quickly. Because of this fault the nectar of the holy name will not be manifested.
23-24. "One who
- does not waste time in useless activities, who
- associates with saintly devotees, and
- moment after moment remembers the holy name (8)
The Nature of Inattention Caused by Distraction
31. "Inattention also comes from distraction. With a great struggle this offense is destroyed.
32. "Desires for
- gold,
- women,
- victory, and
- the defeat of others, the desire for
- fame,
Footnote (10): These things are the home where inattention resides.
33. "When the attraction for all these arises in the heart, (11) one is naturally inattentive to the holy name.
Footnote (11): "Attraction" means "being drawn toward".
How To Become Free of Distractions
35. "First, on the the days sacred to Lord Krsna, one, renouncing even the thought of food (13), day and night worships the holy name in the association of saintly devotees.
Footnote (13) The "days sacred to Lord Krsna" are ekadasI, Janmastami, and other like days.
36. "Then one stays in a place sacred to Lord Krsna. One associates with Lord Krsna's servants and reads Lord Krsna's scriptures. (14) On holy days one becomes plunged in bliss without shyness.
Footnote (14) Places sacred to Lord Krsna are places like Sri Navadvipa, Vrndavana, Jagannatha Puri, and other like holy places. Lord Krsna's servants are the pure Vaisnavas who follow Srila Rupa Gosvami. Lord Krsna s scriptures are the Vedas, Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, and all books that follow the true Vaisnava philosophy.
37. "Gradually the mind spends more and more time rapt in devotional service. When there is talk about Lord Krsna, the mind dives into a festival of bliss.
38. "Gradually the sweetest nectar rises in the heart. Then one certainly renounces the inferior taste of material things.
Enthusiasm
42. "One should not lack enthusiasm to chant his prescribed number of holy names. Again and again one should fix his gaze on the holy name. (15)
Footnote (15) A person who is inattentive will want to very quickly finish his prescribed number of holy names. One should not be unenthusiastic in this way. Again and again one must make a great effort to fix one's gaze on the holy name.
43. "One should very carefully perfom one's chanting of the holy name. Turning away from inattention, one should worship the holy name.
44. "Turning away from the desire to artifically increase the number of holy names chanted, (16) with single-pointed mind one should regularly chant, by Your mercy, Your holy names, 0 Lord.
Footnote (16) "I will increase the number of holy names I chant". First
- one should strive to chant the syllables of the holy name clearly and
- one should strive to chant the holy name with love.
45. "0 Lord, please give Your mercy, so that inattention will be an obstacle for me and my heart may always taste the nectar of Your holy name.
The Way
46. "For a few moments in a secluded place the devotees practice remembering the holy name with a single mind.
47. "Soon the heart becomes attached to the holy name. Then one chants always. 0 Lord, before Your feet I pray that I may become attached in that way.
48. "Even with the greatest struggle no one can escape this world of birth and death without Your mercy, 0 Lord. (17)
Footnote (17) Even if he is completely free of inattention in his chanting of the holy name, the individual soul cannot attain anything merely by his own endeavor. "0 Lord, Your mercy makes everything easy. Therefore I approach You and with heartfelt words I beg for Your mercy. " In this way one must pray.
One Must Make a Great Effort. One Must Chant the Holy Name Sincerely, Without the Desire To Cheat. One Must Not Commit the Offenses
49. "One must make an effort and with an earnest heart one should beg for mercy. 0 merciful Lord, then You will give Your mercy.
50. "0 Lord Caitanya, if I make no effort to attain Your mercy, I will only remain unfortunate." (18)
Footnote (18): By his own effort and with his own intelligence one cannot on his own engage in devotional service to the Lord. He has no power in this way to attain the true results brought by devotional service. Lord Krsna's mercy is the root from which all this comes. Therefore a person who does not strive to attain Lord Krsna's mercy is very unfortunate.
The conclusion of this chapter is that one should chant the holy name with single-pointed concentration of the mind. Lord Caitanya taught this in these words (Sri Caitanya-bhagavata Madhya 23.75-78):
apane sabare prabhu kore upadesa
krsna nama -maha mantra -sunaha harise
"Lord Caitanya personally taught them: Please happily hear from Me the maha mantra of Lord Krsna's names. It is:
hare krsna hare krsna
krsna krsna hare hare
hare rama hare rama
rama rama hare hare
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna Hare Hare. Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare.'
prabhu bole hari nama ei maha mantra
iha japa giya sabe koriya nirbandha
"The Lord said: Regularly chant japa of this maha-mantra.
iha hoite sarba-siddhi hoibe sabar
sarba khana bolo ithe bidhi nahi ar
"In this way you will attain all perfections. Chant at any time and in any circumstance. There are no other rules for chanting.' "
The word "nirbandha" in this passage means that on a string of 108 tulasi beads one should chant japa of these sixteen holy names that total 32 syllables. Four times around this string of beads (four rounds) is called one grantha. One should
- begin by chanting one grantha and
- gradually increase until one chants 16 granthas (60 rounds), or 100,000 holy names.
- Gradually one may increase to chant 300.000 holy names (192 rounds).
- The liberated souls,
- the souls who yearn for liberation, and
- the materialists
are all eligible to chant the holy name. These are the three kinds of persons who meditate on the holy name.
Viraha (separation) and sambhoga (enjoyment) are the two states relished while meditating on the holy name.
Chapter Thirteen (about the 10th offence against pure chanting): Aham-mama-bhavaparadha - The Offense of Thinking in Terms of "I" and "Mine"
3. Saintly Haridasa said, "Please hear, 0 Lord, of the lowest offense. When this offense is present, pure love for the holy name will not arise. (1)
The Ways of Surrender
6-7. "In brief, surrender to Your feet, 0 Lord, means
- to accept everything favorable for devotional service,
- to reject everything unfavorable for devotional service, (2)
- to believe that Krsna will always give protection,
- to identify oneself with Krsna's devotees,
- always to feel inability without the help of Krsna, and
- always to feel oneself inferior to Krsna, even though one may have full capacity to perform something on his own.*
8. "A surrendered soul will not live his life without engaging in devotional service to the Lord. He will accept sense gratification only as far as needed to maintain the material body.
9. "When it is favorable for devotional service he is happy to engage his senses with sense objects. In this way he lives his life. (3)
10. "When engagement of the senses is not favorable for devotional service, he does not like it. He avoids such engagement.
14-16. " Renouncing all thoughts of
- I am the doer.
- I am the giver.
- I am the protector.
- This is my body.
- This is my house.
- These are my children.
- This is my wife.
- I am a brahmana.
- I am a sudra.
- I am a father.
- I am a husband.
- I am a king.
- I am a subject.
- I am the protector of my children.',
the surrendered soul rests his thoughts in Lord Krsna. Instead he thinks, Krsna is doer. Only by Krsna's wish does someone become powerful.
Taking Shelter of the Holy Name Without Surrender
22. "Anyone who does not surrender in these six ways is the lowest of persons. Making the mistake of thinking in terms of I ' and mine' , he is worthless like a pile of ashes.
23. "He thinks,
- I am the doer.
- This family is mine.
- I experience happiness and suffering as a result of my own efforts.
24. "
- I am the protector.
- I give shelter.
- This is my wife.
- This is my brother.
- These are my daughters.
- These are my sons.
25. "
- I earn money.
- Because of my efforts all I do turns out well.
- In this way all becomes good.'
26. "Persons who have turned their faces from Lord Krsna, persons who think in terms of I' and mine' speak in this way. They are very proud of what they think they know.
27. "They may have elaborate knowledge of various skills or crafts, but because of their impious deeds they do not know that the Supreme Lord controls everything. (5)
28. "Hearing the glories of the holy name, they do not believe them. Still, in the course of their ordinary activities they may sometimes say the holy name of Lord
29. "They are not attracted to the holy name of Lord Krsna. They are only hypocrites, cheaters who wrap themselves in the flag of religion.
30. "Still, even if they speak it without any respect, their utterance of the holy name brings them some pious credit.
The Opposite
47. "If a person chants the holy name without renouncing the offenses, then even after a thousand sadhanas he will not attain true devotion to the Lord.
48. "By following the path of jnana one easily attains impersonal liberation. By following the path of karma one easily attains sense gratification. This the jnanis and karmis know. But even with perfect sadhana it is very difficult to attain true devotion to Lord Krsna.
49. "Sense gratification and impersonal liberation are like the glittering on a oyster shell. It is devotional service that is like the pearl within. An individual soul becomes glorious when he attains pure devotion to Lord Krsna.
The Seriousness of Committing Offenses
52. "If a person is greedy to attain true devotional service, he should avoid the ten offenses and take shelter of the holy name.
53. "One by one he should carefully renounce the ten offenses. In his heart he should lament that ever he committed them.
54."He should earnestly surrender at the feet of the holy name. By the holy name's mercy his offenses will be destroyed.
55. "By this his offenses to the holy name will be destoyed. He need perform no other atonement (prayascitta).
...with footnote (8): When one performs a small amount of expert sadhana, the vine of devotional service gives him the fruit of pure love (prema) for Lord Krsna. This the devotee attains.
Footnote (9): When one performs material activities with the material body one must eventually become fatugued. Spiritual activities are different. By appealing to the holy name with heartfelt words one can destroy his offenses to the holy name. One cannot destroy these offenses merely by performing material pious deeds or by performing activities of atonement (prayascitta).
Addendum: The ten kinds of offenses to the holy name are described in these words of the Padma Purana - https://fanthespark.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/ten_offenses_to_the_holy_name.pdf
Chapter Fourteen: Sevaparadha - Offenses in Deity Worship
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