Bhakti Vikas Swami is not exempt from chanting 64 rounds

[Paramananda das]

Bhakti Vikas Swamis misconception!
I was listening to a lecture of his he told his disciples we cannot force an entrance to Krsna loka by fasting on Ekadasi as Nirjala and chant 64ounds will not kick in the door to Goloka.However Lord Caitanya begged all devotees to chant 64 rounds ,so this is mandatory,Lord Caitanya accepted no offerings without one chanting 64 rounds...fully fasting on Ekadasi as Nirjala and on Vinuttava days are helpful for Bhakti these are all Angas of Bhakti ,,so doing them helps our bhakti.He wrote about Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada and has not understood how strict Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada was about everyone chanting 64 rounds daily ,iti s unfortunate he does not understand this much
Sri Ambarish Maharaja observed all Ekadasis and Visnutattva days as Nirjala fasting he is an example of full Atma Nivedana.So if we can do Nirjala fasting on Ekadasis and Visnutattva days that is recommended and it is the best such fasting removes obstacles from Bhakti, It is stated if one observes Janmastami as Nirajala fasting Kali Yuga can not influence one .
From Prema-Vilas Chapter 17: Shrila Narottama to Shrila Kaviraja on the direct process to achieve love of Krishna:
prabhura achaye sankhya tina laksha nama;
eka laksha bhaktagane kaila kripa dana.
"Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu standard was to chant 3,00,000 names everyday. But He very mercifully awarded His devotees the process of chanting a minimum of 1,00,000 names of Krishna daily.
shri rupa kaila laksha granthera varnana;
tathapiha karila laksha nama grahana.
"Shrila Rupa Goswami has explained and quoted from over 100,000 different scriptures. Even though he was such a great scholar and devotee he himself chanted 100,000 Holy Names daily.
dasa gosvamira ache laksha pramana;
ei mata sarva bhakta kare harinama.
"Shrila Raghunatha dasa Goswami also rigidly followed the instructions of Lord Gauranga by chanting 100,000 names daily. In this way all the devotees chanted the Holy Names of the Lord daily without exception.
gauranga shrimukhe rupe kahila vaishnave;
laksha nama sankhya kari avasya karibe.
"Lord Gauranga gave the following instructions to all the Vaishnavas Himself and also through Shrila Rupa Goswami: Please compulsorily chant 100,000 names of Krishna daily
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Paramananda Das
actually Srila Prabhupada stated chanting 64 rounds daily is helpful for observing celibacy ,somehow Bhakti Vikas Swami in his Brahmacary books did not get this point in his book