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Hari-nāma Cintāmaṇi – Chapter 4
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Hari-nāma Cintāmaṇi – Chapter Four
Nāmāparādha – Sādhu-nindā
(Offences to the Holy Name – Criticising Sādhus)
satāṁ nindā nāmnaḥ paramam aparādhaṁ vitanute
yataḥ khyātiṁ yātaṁ katham u sahate tad‑vigarhām
Criticising devotees is the greatest offence that one can make to the Holy Name. The Name can never tolerate condemnation of those who spread His glories?
(1)
gadādhara-prāṇa jaya jāhnavā-jīvana
jaya sītānātha śrīvāsādi bhakta-jana
Glories to the Life of Gadādhara and to the Life of Jāhnavā! Glories to the Lord of Sītā. Glories to Śrīvāsa and the devotees.
(2)
prabhu bale haridāsa ebe sa-vistāra
nāma aparādha vyākhyā kara ataḥpara
The Lord said, “Hari Dāsa, now explain in detail the offences to the Holy Name.”
(3)
haridāsa bale prabhu more yā balābe
tāhāi baliba āmi tomāra prabhāve
Hari Dāsa said, “Lord, by Your potency, I will say whatever You make me say.
Daśa-vidha nāmāparādha (The Ten Types of Offences to the Holy Name)
(4)
nāma aparādha daśa-vidha śāstre kaya
sei aparādhe mora baḍa haya bhaya
“In the śāstra it is said that there are ten types of offenses to the Holy Name. I greatly fear these offenses. (1)
(1) These are the ten offences – (1) Criticising Sādhus. (2) Considering the Devas to be independent, and considering Kṛṣṇa’s name, form, qualities and pastimes to be different from Kṛṣṇa Himself. (3) Disregarding the guru who reveals nāma-tattva. (4) Offending the śāstra that describes the glories of the Holy Name. (5) To create imaginary meanings to the Holy Name when the śāstra has already described the glories and results of the Holy Name. (6) Performing pāpa on the strength of chanting the Name. (7) Giving instructions on the Name to those who lack śraddhā. (8) Equating hari-nāma with mundane auspicious activities. (9) Being inattentive when chanting the Holy Name. (10) Addiction to the concept of “I and mine” even after knowing the glories of the Name and showing no love for Him.
(5)
eka eka kari āmi baliba sakala
aparādhe vāṅci yāte deha more bala
“Please give me the strength so that one by one, I can speak about all these offences.
(6-8)
sādhu-nindā anya-deva svātantrya manana
nāma tattva guru āra śāstra vinindana
hari-nāme artha-vāda kalpita manana
nāma-bale pāpa śraddhā-hīne nāmārpaṇa
anya śubha-karmera samāna kṛṣṇa-nāma
e kathā balile aparādha aviśrāma
Criticising sādhus, considering the various Devas to be independent (of Kṛṣṇa), showing disrespect to the nāma-tattva guru and the śāstra, creating a mundane interpretation of hari-nāma, or considering the Name to be imaginary, performing pāpa on the strength of the Name, giving the Holy Name to those without śraddhā, and equating kṛṣṇa-nāma with auspicious material activities. I will now continue to explain these offences.
(9)
nāmete anavadhāna haya aparādha
tāhāke purāṇa kartā balena pramāda
“The author of the Purāṇas (Vyāsa) states that anyone who is inattentive to these offences is insane.
(10)
nāmera māhātmya jāne tabu nāhi bhaje
ahaṁ mama āsaktite saṁsārete maje
“One who knows the glories of the Holy Name but does not worship Him, and remains attached to the concept of `I’ and `mine’ becomes immersed in the world of repeated birth and death.
Sādhu-nindāi prathama aparādha (The First Offence – Criticising Sādhus)
(11)
sādhu-nindā prathamāparādha bali’ jāni
ei aparādhe jīvera haya sarva hāni
“Now I will speak about the first offence – criticising sādhus. Bt this offence everything is ruined for the jīva.
Svarūpa o taṭastha lakṣaṇa bhede sādhu lakṣaṇa dvaya vicāra
(Deliberating Upon the Two Symptoms of a Sādhu – the Natural and Marginal Qualities)
(12)
sādhura lakṣaṇa tumi baliyācha prabho
ekādaśe uddhavere kṛṣṇa-rūpe vibho
“O Lord, in the form of Kṛṣṇa, You have explained the qualities of a sādhu to Uddhava in the Eleventh Canto (of the Bhāgavatam).
(13-16)
dayālu sahiṣṇu sama droha-śūnya-vrata
satya-sāra viśuddhātmā parahite rata
kāme akṣubhita buddhi dānta akiñcana
mṛdu śuci parimita-bhojī śānta-mana
anīha dhṛtimān sthira kṛṣṇaika-śaraṇa
apramatta sugambhīra vijita ṣaḍ-guṇa
amānī mānada dakṣa avañcaka jñānī
ei saba lakṣaṇete sādhu bali jāni
“He is compassionate, tolerant, impartial, devoid of malice, the very essence of truthfulness, pure-hearted, benevolent to others, unagitated by desires, intelligent, mild-mannered, disinterested in material possessions, polite, clean, regulated in his eating, peaceful at heart, without worldly desires, sense-controlled, exclusively surrendered to Kṛṣṇa, vigilant, very sober, victorious over the six urges, prideless, respectful, expert, non-duplicit and wise. I declare that I know a sādhu to have all these symptoms.
(17)
ei saba lakṣaṇa prabho haya dvi-prakāra
svarūpa taṭastha bhede kariba vicāra
“O Lord, all these qualities are of two kinds – svarūpa (natural) and taṭastha (marginal). Now I will describe them both. (2)
(2) Direct attributes found within an object are called its svarūpa-lakṣaṇa. Other qualities in relation to that object, which are like ‘guests,’ that may arise in that object are known as taṭastha–lakṣaṇa.
Svarūpa-lakṣaṇai pradhāna lakṣaṇa, tad-āśraye taṭastha-lakṣaṇa udaya haya
(The Svarūpa Lakṣaṇa is the Principle Quality, and When Taṭastha Lakṣaṇas Arise, They Take Shelter of it)
(18)
kṛṣṇaika-śaraṇa haya svarūpa-lakṣaṇa
taṭastha lakṣaṇe anya guṇera gaṇana
“Exclusive surrender to Kṛṣṇa is the only svarūpa-lakṣaṇa. All other qualities are counted as taṭastha-lakṣaṇa.
(19)
kona bhāgye sādhu-saṅge nāme ruci haya
kṛṣṇa-nāma gāya kare kṛṣṇa-pādāśraya
“When by good fortune someone attains the company of sādhus and a taste for the Holy Name, they chant kṛṣṇa-nāma and take shelter of Kṛṣṇa’s feet.
(20)
svarūpa lakṣaṇa sei haita haila
gāite gāite nāma anya guṇa āila
“This becomes the svarūpa-lakṣaṇa. By continuous chanting of the Holy Name, other good qualities come.
(21)
anya guṇa-gaṇa tāi taṭastha gaṇana
avaśya vaiṣṇava dehe habe saṅghaṭana
“All other qualities are counted as taṭastha. They will certainly appear in the body of a Vaiṣṇava.
Varṇāśrama liṅga, nānā-prakāra veśa-dvārā sādhutva haya nā, kṛṣṇaika-śaraṇatāi sādhura lakṣaṇa (One Does not Become a Sādhu by the External Signs of Varṇāśrama and Various Kinds of Clothing – the Symptom of a Sādhu is Exclusive Surrender to Kṛṣṇa)
(22)
varṇāśrama cihna nānā-veṣera racanā
sādhura lakṣaṇe kabhu nā haya gaṇanā
“Varṇāśrama is comprised of various kinds of clothing and paraphernalia, but these are not counted amongst the qualities of a sādhu.
(23)
śrī-kṛṣṇa-śaraṇāgati sādhura lakṣaṇa
tāra mukhe haya kṛṣṇa-nāma-saṅkīrtana
“The quality of a sādhu is śrī-kṛṣṇa-śaraṇāgati (surrender unto Śrī Kṛṣṇa). From his mouth comes kṛṣṇa-nāma-saṅkīrtana.
(24)
gṛhī brahmacārī vānaprastha nyāsi-bhede
śūdra vaiśya kṣatra vipra-gaṇera prabhede
“Gṛhī, brahmacārī, vānaprastha, and nyāsī are the first division (of varṇāśrama). Śūdra, vaiṣya, kṣatra, and vipra are the second division. (3)
(3) Those who marry within their own varṇa are called gṛhasthas. Those who practice celibacy before marriage are called brahmacārīs. One who leaves for the forest in his old age is called a vānaprastha. One who becomes renounced and leaves his home is called a nyāsī or a sannyāsī.
Note: there are many that think Grhastha asrama is an excuse for illicit sex, actually that is Grhamedhi life, a real Grhastha does not touch his wife only for having children, and as this is maybe only one two children that is once or twice and that sex is religious sex life, otherwise real grhasthas have no sex, they are celibate and Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura describes such grhasthas to be another kind of sannyasis, they also chant 64 rounds daily and are called Sad Grhasthas, a sannyasi should only take prasadam cooked from such sad Grhasthas ,Lord Caitanya only accept prasadam from those who chanted minimum 64 rounds daily and pure devotees do the same they only like to take prasadam offered and cooked to Krsna if the devotee is chanting 64 rounds daily
These instructions are neglected in ISKCON and Gaudiya math :
n Shri Chaitanya-bhagavata, Antya Khanda 9.121-122, Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu instructed everyone on whose worship and service He will accept:
(121) prabhu bale,-"jana, 'lakshesvara' bali kare?
prati-dina laksha-nama ye grahana kare"
"Do you know who is a laksesvara? He is someone who chants one laksa or 100,000 holy names (64 rounds of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra) everyday."
Purport by Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada:
shri gaurasundera balibena-"jini pratidina laksha-nama grahana karibena, tanharai grihe bhagavan sevita hana.
Shri Gaurasundera spoke as follows-"The Supreme Personality of Godhead accepts service only in the home of those who chant one hundred thousand names daily.
"bhagavan tanharai nikate bhoga-dravyadi grahana karena.
"The Lord accepts bhoga (foodstuffs) and other ingredients only from such personalities.
"jini laksha-nama grahana karena na, tahara nikate haite bhagavan naivedya svikara-dvara seva-saubhagya pradana karena na.
"Those who don't chant 100,000 names (64 rounds) daily, are never awarded the great fortune of rendering service to the Lord by offering Him naivedya (bhoga). This is because the Lord never accepts (svikara) their offerings.
Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada:
"bhagavad-bhakta matrei pratyaha laksha-nama grahana karibena natuva vividha visaye asakta haiya bhagavad-seva karite asamartha haibena."
The Lord continued-"Those who consider themselves devotees of the Lord must compulsorily chant 100,000 names of Krishna everyday otherwise they will gradually but surely become attached to varieties of sense-objects and thus become incapable to rendering any kind of service to the Lord."
Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada:
tajjanyai shri chaitanyadevera ashrita sakalai nyuna kalpe laksha-nama grahana kariya thakena. natuva gaurasunderera udeshya pradatta naivedya tini grahana karibena na.
(Shrila Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada continues) "Therefore all the devotees who have taken shelter of Lord Chaitanyadeva perform the chanting of a minimum of 100,000 names of Krishna daily as their first and primary duty. Because they know that if they don't do so then Lord Gaurasundera will never accept the very bhoga (naivedya) which they cook for Him daily.
(122) "se janera nama ami bali 'lakshesvara'
tatha bhiksha amara, na yai anya ghara."
"Lord Gauranga continued-I call such a person a laksheshvara. I only accept meals in such a person's house. I never go anywhere else."
Purport by Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada:
shri chaitanya bhaktagana abhaktera sahita sambhashana karena na. jini bhaktivyatita karma, jnana o anyabhilashara kathaya pradatta tahara sahita bandhutva karibe na.
"The devotees of Lord Shri Chaitanya never talk with such non-devotees. They never do friendship with those who are engaged in the cultivation of karma, jnana or other desires which are devoid of bhakti.
pratyah laksha-nama grahana na karile patita vyaktiganera visaya-bhoga pravritti vriddhi paya, takhana ara tahara shri gaurasunderarera seva karite pare na.
"Those who don't accept this vow of chanting 100,000 names daily, fall down even more although they were fallen in the first place (due to the contamination of Kali-yuga). Thus their propensity for enjoying the senses and sense-objects continually and steadily increases and ultimately they are not able to render any kind of service even to the most merciful Lord Gaurasundera.
lakshesvara vyatita gaura-bhaktira adarsa gaudiyajana kehai svikara karena na.
"This is the precise reason why the real Gaudiya-bhaktas do not accept any other ideal (adarsa) in Gaura-bhakti or Krishna-bhakti except the process of chanting 100,000 names of the maha-mantra daily.
Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada:
adhapatita va adhapete gana eka-matra bhajana-sabda-vacya shri-nama-bhajane vimukhata-vasata laksha-nama grahana karibara parivarte anya bhajanera chalana korena, taddvara tahadera kona mangala haya na.
"Those spiritual aspirants who are already fallen or will fall down from spiritual life in the future are averse to this sole means of deliverance called nama-bhajana, which is the worship of the sound incarnation of God in the form of chanting 100,000 names of the the Holy Names daily. Coming under the sway of their averseness to chant laksha-nama daily, they duplicitously invent (chalana) other means of devotional service (bhajana) to justify their not chanting 100,000 names daily but it is to be clearly understood that by this action they will not achieve anything auspicious (mangala) in their spiritual life."
In my house I have Srila Prabhupadas Japa chanting going on 24 hours a day and I chant minimum 64 rounds daily :
avisranta name nama-aparadha jaya;
tahe aparadha kabhu sthana nahi paya.
"Only by continuous chanting of the Hare Krishna Mahamantra day and night can the ten offenses against Krishna's Name be obliterated. By the constant chanting of Krishna's Name, the ten offenses will not be able to again implicate the chanter."
Purport by Shrila Bhaktivinoda Thakura:
"Continuous chanting (avisranta nama)- Only one who chants the Name with great feeling all the time during the day and night except during the time required for fulfilling the most basic bodily necessities like sleep etc. is able to successfully destroy the ten offenses."
(25)
sādhutva kakhana nāhi haibe nirṇīta
kṛṣṇaika-śaraṇa sādhu śāstrera vihita
“When one has the qualities of a sādhu, it is not determined (by these divisions of varṇāśrama). The śāstra ordains that one is a sādhu due to his exclusive surrender to Kṛṣṇa.
Gṛha-sādhu-lakṣaṇa
(The Symptoms of a Householder Sādhu)
(26)
raghunātha-dāse lakṣye kariyā sevāra
gṛhi-sādhu-jane śikhāyecha ei sāra
“On account of his service, You taught Raghunātha Dāsa the essence of how to be a householder sādhu. (4)
(4) Raghunātha Dāsa was the ornament on the head of the Kāyastha dynasty. A native of Saptagrāma, he is known as ‘Dāsa Gosvāmī’ and is counted amongst the Six Gosvāmīs.
(27)
sthira haye ghare yāo nā hao bātula
krame krame pāya loka bhava-sindhu-kula
“(You told him) `Be peaceful! Go home! Don’t become a madman! Eventually a person can cross beyond the shores of the ocean of birth and death.
(28)
markaṭa vairāgya chāḍa loka dekhāiyā
yathāyogya viṣaya bhuñja anāsakta hañā
“`Give up monkey-like renunciation and showing off to the public. Whatever material things are appropriate, for now you should accept them without attachment. (5)
(5) A person in whose heart steady renunciation has not yet appeared, but who externally wears kaupīna, sannyāsa cloth etc, bears the markings of a markaṭa-vairāgi (a monkey renunciant).
(29)
antare niṣṭhā kara bāhye loka vyavahāra
acire śrī-kṛṣṇa tomāya karibe uddhāra
“’Deep within yourself remain focused, but externally you may behave like an ordinary man. Very soon, Śrī Kṛṣṇa will save you.’
Note :Srila Narottama das Thakura taught all disciples to chant 64 rounds daily no matter what asrama they were in
SRILA LOKANATHA GOSVAMI TO HIS DISICPLE SHRILA NAROTTAMA :
From Prema-vilasa Chapter 11:
(Note: Both Shrila Prabhupada and Shrila Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada have accepted Prema-vilasa as a bonafide scripture in their commentaries to Shri Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi-lila 13.60 purport.)
je vaishnava haibe laibe harinama;
sankhya kari nama laile, kripa karena gauradhama.
"Those who are Vaishavas must chant the Holy Names in a particular number everyday. Then Lord Gauranga, the supreme Abode of love will be merciful to them.
WHAT IS THAT NUMBER?
purva abhipraye sabe laha harinama;
keha laksha viseshatah mukhe gana.
"Everyone should specifically chant or sing the name loudly 100,000 times a day (64 rounds) with the mood I have described earlier.
EMPOWERMENT:
narottama laksha nama laya sankhya kari;
nama laile gaurangera sarva sakti dhari.
"O my disciple, Narottama! Please chant 100,000 names everyday while maintaining their count. If you chant in this way then you will become empowered by all the potencies of Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu."
:
kali-kalera dharma--krishna-nama-sankirtana;
krishna-sakti vina nahe tara pravartana.
(Cc Antya-lila 7.11)
"The fundamental religious system in the Age of Kali is the chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. Unless empowered by Krishna, one cannot propagate the chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
So from the above two verses, it becomes very clear that if one has to widely propogate the glories of the Holy Names, one has to get Krishna-shakti or Gauranga-shakti which is acquired when one completes the chanting of 100,000 names daily, according to Shrila Lokanatha Goswami.
ACHIEVE THE LOTUS FEET OF KRiShNA:
krishna pada prapti laksha laile harinama;
granthi purna haile eka karibe pranama.
"I again repeat that if you want to achieve the lotus feet of Lord Krishna, then you have to chant 100,000 names daily. After chanting four rounds (one granthi) or one round, you should offer obeisances to the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
Gṛha-tyāgī sādhu-lakṣaṇa (The Qualities of the Sādhu Who has Renounced Household Life)
(30)
punaḥ tumi tāra dekhi vairāgya grahaṇa
ei mata śikṣā dile apūrva śravaṇa
“Later, when you saw that he had accepted renunciation, You gave him these instructions which are wonderful to hear –
(31)
grāmya-kathā nā śunibe grāmya-vārtā nā kahibe
bhāla nā khāibe āra bhāla nā paribe
“’Do not listen to common talk and do not speak such words. Do not eat luxuriously nor dress nicely.
(32)
amānī mānada hañā kṛṣṇa-nāma sadā labe
vraje rādhā-kṛṣṇa-sevā mānase karibe
“’Do not expect any honour, but offer all respect to others. Always chant kṛṣṇa-nāma, and within your mind render service to Rādhā-Krṣṇa in Vṛndāvana.’
Note Lord Caitanyas instruction for Grhasthas are they should become pure devotees of Sri Sri Radha Krsna ,it is not only for sannyasis
Gṛhī o gṛha-tyāgī – ubhayera-i svarūpa lakṣaṇa (The One Quality Shared by Both the Householder and Renunciate)
(33)
svarūpa lakṣaṇa eka sarvatra samāna
āśramādi bhede pṛthak taṭastha vidhāna
“The svarūpa-lakṣaṇa is the one quality that is respected everywhere. The differences of āśrama etc. are taṭastha.
(34)
ananya-śaraṇe yadi dekhi durācāra
tathāpi se sādhu bali sevya sabākāra
“If I see someone who has completely surrendered (to Kṛṣṇa) behaving badly, I will still say, `He is a sādhu.’ Everyone should serve him. (6)
(6) Taking exclusive refuge in Kṛṣṇa and no one is else is the svarūpa-lakṣaṇa of bhakti. Whoever has this certainly has taṭastha-lakṣaṇas. But if someone takes exclusive shelter of Kṛṣṇa, the taṭastha-lakṣaṇas may only manifest in him partly, and not completely – thus it is observed that some misconduct may be there in him, yet he is still a sādhu.
Note real Sadhus chant minimum 64 rounds as this is Lord Caitanyas order if they follow this strictly then even there might be some small mistakes they soon will recify because Lord Caitanya is in the heart of all His devotees ,those not chanting 64 rounds daily are patitta , and the only way to rectify is to come up to standard
(35)
ei ta śrī-kṛṣṇa-vākya gītā-bhāgavate
ihāke pūjiba yatne sadā sarva mate
“This is the statement of Śrī Kṛṣṇa in Bhagavad-gītā and the Bhāgavata. Therefore I will always endeavour to worship such a devotee constantly.
(36)
ihāte āche ta eka nigūḍha siddhānta
kṛpā kari jānāyecha tāi pāi anta
“Thus, this siddhānta is particularly confidential. Tell me, is there any end to such mercy?
Pūrva-pāpera gandhāvaśeṣa o pūrva-pāpa lakṣya kariyā yini kṛṣṇaika-śaraṇa sādhura nindā karena, tini nāmāparādhī
(One who Criticises a Sādhu, Who has Exclusively Surrendered to Kṛṣṇa, for His Previous Pāpa, or Remaining Traces of Such Deeds, is an Offender to the Holy Name)
(37)
kṛṣṇa-nāme ruci yabe haibe udaya
eka nāme pūrva pāpa haibeka kṣaya
“When a taste for kṛṣṇa-nāma arises and somebody even once chants the Holy Name, the results of his previous pāpa is destroyed.
(38)
pūrva-pāpa gandha tabu thāke kichu dina
nāmera prabhāve krama hañā paḍe kṣīṇa
“Traces of previous pāpa may still remain in him for some days, but by the power of the Holy Name they too are eventually destroyed. (7)
(7) When there is a taste for the Holy Name (nāma-ruci) the results of previous pāpa cannot remain. A trace of previous pāpa may remain, but they will also be destroyed after a few days.
Note :we see many neophytes pretending to be very advanced they hardly chant 16 rounds daily and engage in the 7th offense, Vamsi Das Babaji used to throw stones at those who were not lakesvaras so they would stay away from him, Srila Gaura Kisora das Babaji used to hide in toilets in Mayapure to chant in peace ye only opene the door to associate with devotees chanting 64 rounds daily ,one of the few devoteees to get the association of Srila Gaura Kisora das Babaji was Srila Bhakti Prajana Kesva Maharaja and his Guru Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada because they always chanted 54 rounds or more daily
(39)
śīghra sei pāpa-gandha vidūrita haya
parama dharmātmā bali haya paricaya
“Very soon, any trace of bad deeds goes away. Then such a person becomes known as parama-dharmātmā (a supremely virtuous person).
(40)
ye kayeka dina sei gandha nāhi yāya
sādhāraṇa jana cakṣe pāpa bali bhāya
“During the period that this trace does not disappear, to the eyes of ordinary people he may still be considered as impious.
(41)
se pāpa dekhiyā yei sādhu-nindā kare
pūrva-pāpa lakṣi punaḥ avajñā ācare
“Seeing his transgressions, they may criticise that sādhu. Also, pointing out his previous bad deeds, they may show contempt towards him. (8)
(8) If one is fixated on a devotee’s previous pāpa before he surrendered to the Lord, or on that pāpa which remains but is almost eradicated, then this is considered to be criticism of a Vaiṣṇava and is a great offence.
(42)
sei ta pāṣaṇḍī vaiṣṇavera nindā doṣe
nāma aparādha maji paḍe kṛṣṇa-roṣe
“Such a person is an atheist! By criticising a Vaiṣṇava, he commits an offense to the Holy Name. Kṛṣṇa becomes angry with him and he falls down.
Kṛṣṇaika-śaraṇatāi sādhu lakṣaṇa āpanāke sādhu baliyā paricaya deoyā dāmbhikatā
(The Quality of a Sādhu is that He Takes Exclusive Shelter of Kṛṣṇa, But it is Arrogance to Identify Oneself as a Sādhu)
(43)
kṛṣṇaika-śaraṇa mātra kṛṣṇa-nāma gāya
sādhu-nāme paricita kṛṣṇera kṛpāya
“One who takes exclusive shelter of Kṛṣṇa and chants kṛṣṇa-nāma becomes known as a sādhu, by the mercy of Kṛṣṇa.
(44)
kṛṣṇa-bhakta vyatīta nāhika sādhu āra
āmi sādhu bali haya dambha avatāra
“Only the devotees of Kṛṣṇa, and no one else, are sādhus. But those who declare, ‘I am a sādhu!’ are the avatāras of arrogance! (9)
(9) Dambha-avatāra (‘The avatāra of arrogance’) refers to proud people that wrap themselves in the flag of religiosity (dharma-dhvajīs), who dress like sādhus only to live comfortably.
Note : real Vaisnavas are very humble see Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakuras Saranagati about Dainya , humility , those who are not humle do nto chant one lahk daily as they are not real Vaisnavas ,only pretenders
Svalpākṣare sādhu-nirṇaya (A Few Brief Words on Deciding Who is a Sādhu)
(45)
se balibe—āmi dīna kṛṣṇaika-śaraṇa
kṛṣṇa-nāma yāra mukhe sādhu sei jana
“One who says, ‘I am a fallen person who has taken exclusive shelter of Kṛṣṇa’ and whose mouth chants kṛṣṇa-nāma – such a person is a sādhu.
(46)
tṛṇa haite hīna bali āpanāke jāne
sahiṣṇu tarura nyāya āpanāke māne
“A person who considers himself to be lower than straw, who is tolerant like a tree…
(47)
nije ta amānī āra sakale mānada
tāra mukhe kṛṣṇa-nāma kṛṣṇa-rati-prada
“…who does not desire honour from others, who gives respect to all, and whose mouth chants kṛṣṇa-nāma – such a person can give kṛṣṇa-rati (affection towards Kṛṣṇa).
Nāma-parāyaṇa vaiṣṇava-i sādhu, tan-nindā-i aparādha
(A Vaiṣṇava Who is Absorbed in the Name is a Sādhu, and Blaspheming Him is an Offence)
(48)
hena sādhu-mukhe yabe śuni eka nāma
vaiṣṇava baliyā tāre kariba praṇāma
“Any sādhu from whose mouth I hear the Holy Name even once, I call him a Vaiṣṇava and offer respects unto him.
(49)
vaiṣṇava se jagad-guru jagatera bandhu
vaiṣṇava sakala jīve sadā kṛpā sindhu
“A Vaiṣṇava is the guru of the whole world. He is a friend to the world. A Vaiṣṇava is always an ocean of mercy to all jīvas.
(50)
e hena vaiṣṇava-nindā yei jana kare
narake paḍibe se janma-janmāntare
“Anyone who blasphemes such a Vaiṣṇava falls down into a hellish condition birth after birth.
(51)
bhakti labhibāre āra nāhika upāya
bhakti labhe sarva-jīva vaiṣṇava kṛpāya
“There is no other way to attain bhakti – every jīva must attain bhakti by the mercy of a Vaiṣṇava.
(52)
vaiṣṇava dehete thāke śrī-kṛṣṇera śakti
sei deha sparśe anye haya kṛṣṇa-bhakti
“Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s potency rests within the body of a Vaiṣṇava. Just by touching his body others may achieve kṛṣṇa-bhakti. (10)
(10) Hlādinī (pleasure-giving potency) and sandhinī (knowledge potency) merge and become the bhakti-śakti (potency of devotion). Bhakti is acquired in this way – a siddha-bhakta (perfected devotee) transmits the bhakti-śakti to a sādhaka-bhakta (practising devotee). Then he becomes perfect and transmits bhakti to other sādhaka-jīvas. By specifically engaging in the spiritual activities of bhakti, the ātmā eventually becomes situated in perfection. When the ātmā is free from aversion to bhakti and is inclined towards it, then a perfected devotee, who is full of mercy, transmits bhakti to that ātmā. This is a secret.
(53)
vaiṣṇava adharāmṛta āra pada jala
vaiṣṇavera pada-rajaḥ tina mahā-bala
“The nectar from the lips of a Vaiṣṇava (i.e. His food or drink), the water that has washed his feet, and the dust from his feet. These three things are most powerful.
Vaiṣṇavera śakti sañcāra (The Transmission of a Vaiṣṇava’s Potency)
(54)
vaiṣṇava-nikaṭe yadi baise katakṣaṇa
deha haite haya kṛṣṇa-śakti niḥsaraṇa
“If one sits near a Vaiṣṇava, after some time one will experience Kṛṣṇa’s potency emanating from his body.
Note these are symptoms of the true followers of Lord Caitanya that never chant less than 64 rounds daily ,Srila Jagannath das Babaji used to tell everyone before you sleep daily make sure you have chanted 2 lahks around 120 rounds if you can not complete then at least chant 64 rounds
(55)
sei śakti śraddhāvān hṛdaye paśiyā
bhaktira udaya kare deha kāṅpāiyā
“When that potency enters the heart of somebody who has śraddhā, bhakti arises and the body trembles.
(56)
ye basila vaiṣṇavera nikaṭe śraddhāya
tāhāra hṛdaye bhakti haibe udaya
“For one who has śraddhā and remains close to a Vaiṣṇava, bhakti arises within his heart.
Note if you have Sraddha faith you will chant 64 rounds daily otherwise you have no real faith in Sri Nama Prabhu and you are a Kanistha Adhikari , in Jaiva Dharma it is also very clear that in order to become a Madhyama or Uttama Adhikari one must chant 64 rounds daily of the Mahamantra, in 1989 when meeting Srila Narayana Maharaja he ordered me chant 64 rounds daily and gradually I have taken this to heart fully that is why only he is my Gurudeva, not some 16 rounds wallas in ISKCON
(57)
prathame āsibe tāra mukhe kṛṣṇa-nāma
nāmera prabhāve pābe sarva-guṇa-grāma
“When kṛṣṇa-nāma first enters his mouth, by the influence of the Holy Name, he attains all good qualities.
Vaiṣṇavera ki ki doṣa dharile vaiṣṇava-nindā haya—jāti-doṣa pūrva-doṣa naṣṭa-prāya avaśiṣṭa doṣa kādācitka doṣa
(Finding Fault With a Vaiṣṇava is Criticising a Vaiṣṇava. Finding fault with His Birth, His Previous Faults, those Faults that have Almost Disappeared, and His Momentary Faults)
(58)
vaiṣṇavera jāti āra pūrva doṣa dhare
kādācitka doṣa dekhi yei nindā kare
“A person who finds faults with a Vaiṣṇava’s birth, as well as his previous and momentary faults, is guilty of criticising.
Note : Dhanudhara ex Swami once claimed that his birth in New York Jewish family showed he was superior to my birth in a New Jew family in Denmark, this is Vaisnava Aparadha..Srila Prabhupada said about birth in New York ,any hole you are born into becomes a whole (from a conversation with Harikesa and Srila Prabhupada ),He also used to tell children from Africa, that attended Guru Kula in Vrindavana that they were descendants of monkeyes, thus Srila Prahbupada did not want such proud Jews to run and control and spoil ISKCON ,there are many proud Jews in ISKCON that claim they are Superior to the rest of us and we should only accept Jewish Gurus, this pride is indoctrinated into Jewish brains from birth : Are Jews born smart? - The Jerusalem Post (jpost.com)
Of course, that has given rise to the Anti-Semite movement that Jews are not the greatest and even to the hatred against Jews ,that is also wrong
I found there are some Jewish Hare Krsna are very envious of us Non Jew Hare Krsnas : They murdered Jesus Christ who was their Messiah
You try to trace out the history of the world, you’ll find always persons who are for Krsna or God, they have been persecuted. Lord Jesus Christ was crucified, Haridasa Thakura was caned in twenty-two market places, Prahlada Maharaja was tortured by his father. So there may be such things. Of course, Krsna will protect us. So don’t be afraid. Don’t be afraid if somebody tortures us, somebody teases us. We must go on with Krsna consciousness without any hesitation, and Krsna will give us protect.
[Srila Prabhupada from Srimad-Bhagavatam Lecture 7.9.8 Seattle, October 21, 1968]
Our European ancestors have warned us do not lets Jews control your life and money etc, I can understand from being 40 years in ISKCON why they said so ,anyone who is in the bodily concept of life and think I am Jew not a spirit soul should not be taken as a devotee of Lord Caitanya ,Dhanudhara Swami was removed from ISKCON due to his child abuses and many Vaisnava Aparadhas
ŚB 3.33.7
अहो बत श्वपचोऽतो गरीयान्
यज्जिह्वाग्रे वर्तते नाम तुभ्यम् ।
तेपुस्तपस्ते जुहुवु: सस्नुरार्या
ब्रह्मानूचुर्नाम गृणन्ति ये ते ॥ ७ ॥
aho bata śva-paco ’to garīyān
yaj-jihvāgre vartate nāma tubhyam
tepus tapas te juhuvuḥ sasnur āryā
brahmānūcur nāma gṛṇanti ye te
Synonyms
aho bata — oh, how glorious; śva-pacaḥ — a dog-eater; ataḥ — hence; garīyān — worshipable; yat — of whom; jihvā-agre — on the tip of the tongue; vartate — is; nāma — the holy name; tubhyam — unto You; tepuḥ tapaḥ — practiced austerities; te — they; juhuvuḥ — executed fire sacrifices; sasnuḥ — took bath in the sacred rivers; āryāḥ — Āryans; brahma anūcuḥ — studied the Vedas; nāma — the holy name; gṛṇanti — accept; ye — they who; te — Your.
Translation
Oh, how glorious are they whose tongues are chanting Your holy name! Even if born in the families of dog-eaters, such persons are worshipable. Persons who chant the holy name of Your Lordship must have executed all kinds of austerities and fire sacrifices and achieved all the good manners of the Āryans. To be chanting the holy name of Your Lordship, they must have bathed at holy places of pilgrimage, studied the Vedas and fulfilled everything required.
Purport
As it is stated in the previous verse, a person who has once offenselessly chanted the holy name of God becomes immediately eligible to perform Vedic sacrifices. One should not be astonished by this statement of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. One should not disbelieve or think, “How by chanting the holy name of the Lord can one become a holy man to be compared to the most elevated brāhmaṇa?” To eradicate such doubts in the minds of unbelievers, this verse affirms that the stage of chanting the holy name of the Lord is not sudden, but that the chanters have already performed all kinds of Vedic rituals and sacrifices. It is not very astounding, for no one in this life can chant the holy name of the Lord unless he has passed all lower stages, such as performing the Vedic ritualistic sacrifices, studying the Vedas and practicing good behavior like that of the Āryans. All this must first have been done. Just as a student in a law class is to be understood to have already graduated from general education, anyone who is engaged in the chanting of the holy name of the Lord — Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare — must have already passed all lower stages. It is said that those who simply chant the holy name with the tip of the tongue are glorious. One does not even have to chant the holy name and understand the whole procedure, namely the offensive stage, offenseless stage and pure stage; if the holy name is sounded on the tip of the tongue, that is also sufficient. It is said herein that nāma, a singular number, one name, Kṛṣṇa or Rāma, is sufficient. It is not that one has to chant all the holy names of the Lord. The holy names of the Lord are innumerable, and one does not have to chant all the names to prove that he has already undergone all the processes of Vedic ritualistic ceremonies. If one chants once only, it is to be understood that he has already passed all the examinations, not to speak of those who are chanting always, twenty-four hours a day. It is specifically said here, tubhyam: “unto You only.” One must chant God’s name, not, as the Māyāvādī philosophers say, any name, such as a demigod’s name or the names of God’s energies. Only the holy name of the Supreme Lord will be effective. Anyone who compares the holy name of the Supreme Lord to the names of the demigods is called pāṣaṇḍī, or an offender.
The holy name has to be chanted to please the Supreme Lord, and not for any sense gratification or professional purpose. If this pure mentality is there, then even though a person is born of a low family, such as a dog-eater’s, he is so glorious that not only has he purified himself, but he is quite competent to deliver others. He is competent to speak on the importance of the transcendental name, just as Ṭhākura Haridāsa did. He was apparently born in a family of Muhammadans, but because he was chanting the holy name of the Supreme Lord offenselessly, Lord Caitanya empowered him to become the authority, or ācārya, of spreading the name. It did not matter that he was born in a family which was not following the Vedic rules and regulations. Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Advaita Prabhu accepted him as an authority because he was offenselessly chanting the name of the Lord. Authorities like Advaita Prabhu and Lord Caitanya immediately accepted that he had already performed all kinds of austerities, studied the Vedas and performed all sacrifices. That is automatically understood. There is a hereditary class of brāhmaṇas called the smārta-brāhmaṇas, however, who are of the opinion that even if such persons who are chanting the holy name of the Lord are accepted as purified, they still have to perform the Vedic rites or await their next birth in a family of brāhmaṇas so that they can perform the Vedic rituals. But actually that is not the case. Such a man does not need to wait for the next birth to become purified. He is at once purified. It is understood that he has already performed all sorts of rites. It is the so-called brāhmaṇas who actually have to undergo different kinds of austerities before reaching that point of purification. There are many other Vedic performances which are not described here. All such Vedic rituals have been already performed by the chanters of the holy name.
The word juhuvuḥ means that the chanters of the holy name have already performed all kinds of sacrifices. Sasnuḥ means that they have already traveled to all the holy places of pilgrimage and taken part in purificatory activities at those places. They are called āryāḥ because they have already finished all these requirements, and therefore they must be among the Āryans or those who have qualified themselves to become Āryans. Āryan refers to those who are civilized, whose manners are regulated according to the Vedic rituals. Any devotee who is chanting the holy name of the Lord is the best kind of Āryan. Unless one studies the Vedas, one cannot become an Āryan, but it is automatically understood that the chanters have already studied all the Vedic literature. The specific word used here is anūcuḥ, which means that because they have already completed all those recommended acts, they have become qualified to be spiritual masters.
The very word gṛṇanti, which is used in this verse, means to be already established in the perfectional stage of ritualistic performances. If one is seated on the bench of a high court and is giving judgment on cases, it means that he has already passed all legal exams and is better than those who are engaged in the study of law or those expecting to study law in the future. In a similar way, persons who are chanting the holy name are transcendental to those who are factually performing the Vedic rituals and those who expect to be qualified (or, in other words, those who are born in families of brāhmaṇas but have not yet undergone the reformatory processes and who therefore expect to study the Vedic rituals and perform the sacrifices in the future).
There are many Vedic statements in different places saying that anyone who chants the holy name of the Lord becomes immediately freed from conditional life and that anyone who hears the holy name of the Lord, even though born of a family of dog-eaters, also becomes liberated from the clutches of material entanglement.
(59)
naṣṭa-prāya doṣa laye kare apamāna
yama-daṇḍe kaṣṭa pāya se saba ajñāna
“Considering those faults that have almost disappeared is also offensive. All this is ignorance and such a person will be punished by the rod of Yama. (11)
(11) Anyone who criticises a Vaiṣṇava’ birth, his faults due to occasional carelessness, the defects in him that have almost been eradicated, or faults in his character prior to his coming to the path of śaraṇāgati, is guilty of criticising a Vaiṣṇava, and is an offender of Vaiṣṇavas. Such a person will not attain nāma-ruci (a taste for the Holy Name). One who takes shelter of bhakti with śraddhā becomes a pure Vaiṣṇava. The aforementioned four types of faults can rarely be noticed in him. There is no possibility of any other faults in him.
Note : We should also not fault someone for being born in Jewish or African families ,that is all Vaisnava Aparadha
(60)
vaiṣṇavera mukhe nāma-māhātmya-pracāra
se vaiṣṇava-nindā kṛṣṇa nāhi sahe āra
“A Vaiṣṇava’s mouth always propagates the glories of the Holy Name. Kṛṣṇa will not tolerate anyone who criticises such a Vaiṣṇava.
(61)
dharma yoga yāga jñāna-kāṇḍa parihari
ye bhajila kṛṣṇa-nāma sei sarvopari
“Anyone who rejects dharma, yoga, yāga, and the jñāna-kāṇḍa and worships kṛṣṇa-nāma is the best.
Anya deva śāstra nindādi-śūnya nāmāśrayī sādhu
(A Sādhu who Takes Shelter of the Holy Name is Devoid of Offences to Other Devas and the Śāstra)
(62)
anya-deva anya-śāstra nā kari nindana
nāmera āśraya laya śuddha sādhu-jana
“A sādhu who takes shelter of the Holy Name does not criticise different Devas or other śāstra.
Note in 1994 -95 Naveen Krsna das suggested ISKCON temples allow demigod worship to make money for the temple ,I protested this to the International GBC and they stopped it ,later this Naveen Krsna das claimed that Tamal Krsna and Bhavananda poisoned Srila Prabhupada and thus left ISKCON and GBC , he was obviously a fool
(63)
se sādhu gṛhastha hauk athavā sannyāsī
tāṅhāra caraṇa-reṇu pāite prayāsī
“Whether that sādhu is a gṛhastha or a sannyāsī, I desire to attain the dust of his feet.
(64)
yāra yata nāme rati se tata vaiṣṇava
vaiṣṇavera krama ei mate anubhava
“One is a Vaiṣṇava according to the extent of his attraction to the Holy Name. A Vaiṣṇava is determined according to this. (12)
(12) To the extent that one is attracted to the Holy Name of Kṛṣṇa, he is a Vaiṣṇava.
Note :A real Vaisnava chants 1 2 or 3 Lahks daily anyone else is on a Kanistha level ,that is very clear from Harinama Cintamani and Jaiva dharma careful reading
(65)
ithe varṇāśrama dhana pāṇḍitya yauvana
kona kārya nāhi kare rūpa bala jana
“His position in varṇāśrama, his wealth, learning, youth, beauty, strength, or amount of followers is not a consideration.
(66)
ataeva yini karilena nāmāśraya
sādhu-nindā chāḍibena e dharma niścaya
“Thus, anyone who takes shelter of the Holy Name will avoid criticising sādhus. Indeed, that is his inherent nature.
(67)
nāmāśrayā śuddhā bhakti bhakta bhakti-rūpā
bhakta bhakti-vivarjitā haile virūpā
“A devotee who takes shelter of the Holy Name and engages in pure bhakti is the very embodeiment of bhakti. A ‘devotee’ who is without bhakti is ugly and monstrous.
(68)
yāṅhā sādhu-nindā tāṅhā nāhi bhakti sthiti
ataeva aparādhe tathā pariṇati
“A person who criticises a sādhu has no standing in bhakti. Therefore, his offense makes him averse (towards bhakti).
(69)
sādhu-nindā chāḍi bhakta sādhu-bhakti kare
sādhu-saṅga sādhu-sevā ei dharmācare
“A devotee avoids criticising sādhus and should be devoted to them. Association with sādhus and serving them is the real practice of dharma.
Asat-saṅga dui prakāra – strī-saṅgī
(The Two Types of Bad Association –Inappropriate Association with Females)
(70)
asat-saṅga-tyāge haya vaiṣṇava-ācāra
asat-saṅge haya sādhu-avajñā apāra
“The conduct of a Vaiṣṇava is that he always avoids bad association. By bad association one continuously shows contempt for sādhus.
(71)
asat se dvi-prakāra sarva-śāstre kaya
sei duiyera madhye yoṣit-saṅgī eka haya
“The śāstra says that bad association is of two types. Of the two, one of these is inappropriate association with females. (13)
(13) Shunning bad association is the primary conduct for a Vaiṣṇava. Bad association is of two types – improper association with women and with non-devotees. For the female devotee, improper association with a man is also said to be bad association. Illicit association with women and association with women according to religious principles are the two kinds of association with women.
(72)
yoṣit-saṅgi-saṅgī punaḥ tāra madhye gaṇya
tāra saṅga-tyāge jīva haibeka dhanya
“Keeping company with a man who is too attached to females is also counted as bad association. A jīva who avoids such company becomes fortunate. (14)
(14) Association with a man too attached to women is an obstacle to bhakti.
Note :see Lord Krsnas Aila Gita in 11 Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam ,I have left many temples in ISKCON where there was illicit sex, that includes ISKCON Boston and Toronto ISKCON LA,, ISKCON Scandinavia , in ISKCON Sweden my former Godbrother Tapan Misra had sex with a Guru kula boy , the devotees never notified the police that includes Harikesa who knew about this,In Mayapure in the 1970 and 80 there as lots of pedophiles and homosex in ISKCON Mayapure ,by Bhavananda and Satandhanya and Nitai Chand then socalled Swamis, Harikesa warned me if you complain about this you will be killed by Bhavanandas disciples such as Kadambha Kanana (he has another name back then )
Yoṣit-saṅgī kāhāke bale?
(Who is Said to be Attached to Women?)
(73)
kṛṣṇere saṁsāre ye dāmpatya dharma thāke
asat baliyā śāstra nā bale tāhāke
“A married husband and wife may remain together in a family centred around Kṛṣṇa. The śāstra does not say that this is immoral.
Note :Srila Prabhupada instructed in Vrindavana that Grhasth couples should not live in the same room or rather sleep in the same room or Srila Prabhupada said they will engage in illicit sex ,Brahmananda Prabhu told me of this instruction of Srila Prabhupada in 1995
(74)
adharma saṁyoge āra straiṇa bhāve rata
yoṣit-saṅgī jana duṣṭa śāstrera sammata
“That corrupt person who engages in illicit sex and is mentally infatuated with females, is a yoṣīt-saṅgī (one who is attached to women). That is the opinion of the śāstra.
Note : Illicit sex is also anyone who is married and have sex with their wife for other purpose than having a KC child
Dvitīya prakāra asat – kṛṣṇete abhakta tina prakāra
(The Second type of Bad Association – Those who are Not Devotees of Kṛṣṇa are of Three Kinds)
(75)
kṛṣṇete abhakta – asat dvitīya prakāra
māyāvādī dharma-dhvajī nirīśvara āra
“One who is not a devotee of Kṛṣṇa (abhakta) – this is the second type of bad association. This includes the māyāvādi, the dharma-dhvajī (religious hypocrites who wrap themselves in the flag of religion), and atheists. (15)
(15) Māyāvādī refers to those who do not consider the form of Bhagavān to be eternal, who believe that Kṛṣṇa and His other forms are comprised of māyā, and who think that the jīvas are also made of māyā. Dharma-dhvajī means those who internally have no bhakti or renunciation and dress deceptively only in order to make a living.
Yini balena, ei saba lokera nindākeo sādhu-nindā bale, tinio varjya
(Those Who Declare that the Condemnation of All these People is an Offence to Sādhus, are also to be Rejected)
(76)
varjile e saba saṅga sādhu-nindā naya
ihāke ye nindā bale sei varjya haya
“Giving up the association of all these types of people is not an offence to sādhus. Anyone who claims that it is an offence is useless!
(77)
ei saba saṅga chāḍi ananya-śaraṇa
kṛṣṇa-nāma kari pāya kṛṣṇa-prema-dhana
“Anyone who avoids all these types of people, takes exclusive shelter of the Lord and no one else, and chants kṛṣṇa-nāma, attains the great wealth of kṛṣṇa-prema.
Vaiṣṇavābhāsa, prākṛta-vaiṣṇava, vaiṣṇava-prāya o kaniṣṭha-vaiṣṇava—ei sakala ekai kathā
(The Glimmer of a Vaiṣṇava, the Materialistic Vaiṣṇava, the Marginal Vaiṣṇava and the Neophyte Vaiṣṇava – All these Words Mean the Same Thing)
(78)
sādhu-sevā-hīna arce laukika śraddhāya
prākṛta vaiṣṇava haya vaiṣṇavera prāya
“One who possesses ordinary śraddhā, who worships the Deity, but does not serve the sādhus is a prākṛta-vaiṣṇava (a materialistic Vaiṣṇava), a vaiṣṇava-prāya (a marginal Vaiṣṇava).
(79)
vaiṣṇava-ābhāsa sei nahe ta’ vaiṣṇava
kemane pāibe sādhu-saṅgera vaiṣṇava
“He is a Vaiṣṇavābhāsa (a glimmer of a Vaiṣṇava) and not a real Vaiṣṇava. Somehow he must get the association of sādhus to become a Vaiṣṇava.
(80)
ataeva kaniṣṭha madhyete tāre gaṇi
tāre kṛpā karibena vaiṣṇava āpani
“Therefore, I consider him to be a kaniṣṭha-vaiṣṇava (a neophyte Vaiṣṇava). By the mercy (of the devotees), he may become a Vaiṣṇava.
Madhyama vaiṣṇava
(The Intermediate Vaiṣṇava)
(81)
kṛṣṇa-prema kṛṣṇa-bhakte maitrī ācaraṇa
bāliśete kṛpā āra dveṣī upekṣaṇa
“One who develops kṛṣṇa-prema, who displays friendly behaviour to Kṛṣṇa’s devotees, who is compassionate to the innocent and avoids those who are envious…
(82)
karile madhyama bhakta śuddha bhakta hana
kṛṣṇa-nāmne adhikāra karena arjana
…such a person is a madhyama-bhakta (intermediate devotee). Very soon he becomes a pure devotee and attains the qualification to chant kṛṣṇa-nāma.
Uttama vaiṣṇava (The Highest Vaiṣnava)
(83)
sarvatra yāṅhāra haya kṛṣṇa-daraśana
kṛṣṇe sakalera sthiti kṛṣṇa prāṇa dhana
“One who sees Kṛṣṇa everywhere, who understands that everything rests within Kṛṣṇa, and who considers Kṛṣṇa to be the wealth of his life…
(84)
vaiṣṇavāvaiṣṇava-bheda nāhi thāke tāṅra
vaiṣṇava uttama tini kṛṣṇa-nāma-sāra
…who sees no difference between Vaiṣṇavas and non-Vaiṣṇavas. Such a person is an uttama-vaiṣṇava (the highest Vaiṣṇava). Kṛṣṇa-nāma is essentially everything for him.
Note there has never been any Uttama Adhikari in the line of Lord Caitanya who did not chant 64 to 192 rounds daily that is a fact
Madhyama vaiṣṇavai sādhu sevā karena
(An Intermediate Vaiṣṇava Must Serve Sādhus)
(85)
ataeva madhyama vaiṣṇava mahāśaya
sādhu sevā rata sadā thākena niścaya
“Therefore, a respectable madhyama-vaiṣṇava must certainly serve this kind of sādhu constantly. (16)
(16) From the stage of a madhyama-vaiṣṇava one starts to give due consideration of who is a pure Vaiṣṇava. A madhyama has the eligibility to deliberate upon who is a Vaiṣṇava and who is not a Vaiṣṇava, because he needs to serve a pure Vaiṣṇava. If he gives up discriminating who is a Vaiṣṇava and who is not a Vaiṣṇava, then the madhyama–vaiṣṇava will commit an offense to the Vaiṣṇavas. With earnestness, he should seek out a pure Vaiṣṇava and serve him. When an uttama-vaiṣṇava makes no distinction between a Vaiṣṇava and a non-Vaiṣṇava, then how can he serve the Vaiṣṇavas? The uttama-vaiṣṇava sees no difference between enemies and friends, therefore how can he distinguish between Vaiṣṇavas and non-Vaiṣṇavas?
Prākṛta vaiṣṇava nāmābhāsera adhikārī
(The Materialistic Devotee is Qualified for Nāmābhāsa)
(86)
prākṛta vaiṣṇava yei vaiṣṇavera prāya
nāmābhāse adhikārī sarva-śāstra gāya
“All the śāstra states that the prākṛta-vaiṣṇava, or vaiṣṇava-prāya, is eligible to chant nāmābhāsa.
Madhyama vaiṣṇava nāmādhikārī o nāmāparādha vicāra karibena (The Intermediate Vaiṣṇava is Qualified for the Holy Name, But Must be Cautious about Offences to the Name)
(87)
madhyama vaiṣṇava mātra nāme adhikārī
śrī-nāma-bhajane aparādhera vicārī
“The madhyama-vaiṣṇava is qualified to chant the Holy Name, but he must take offences into consideration when engaged in śrī nāma-bhajana.
(88)
uttama vaiṣṇave aparādha asambhava
sarvatra dekhena tini kṛṣṇera vaibhava
“It is impossible for an uttama-vaiṣṇava to make offences, because he sees Kṛṣṇa’s opulence everywhere.
(89)
nija nija adhikāra kariyā vicāra
sādhu-nindā aparādha kari parihāra
“In consideration of one’s own qualification, one should abstain from the offence of criticising sādhus. (17)
(17) It is necessary to know one’s qualification by considering one’s own nature. Knowing this qualification and performing nāma-saṅkīrtana with fixed determination, is the dharma of a Vaiṣṇava.
(90)
sādhu saṅga sādhu sevā nāma saṅkīrtana
sarva jīve dayā ei bhakta ācaraṇa
“Keeping company with sādhus, serving them, performing nāma–saṅkīrtana, and showing mercy to all jīvas – this is the conduct of a devotee.
Sādhu nindā ghaṭile ki karā kartavya?
(What Should One Do if they Have Offended a Sādhu?)
(91)
pramāde yadyapi ghaṭe sādhu-vigarhaṇa
tabe anutāpe dhari se sādhu-caraṇa
“If out of foolishness one has offended a sādhu, then with remorse one should catch hold of that sādhu’s feet.
(92)
kāṅdiyā baliba prabho kṣami aparādha
e duṣṭa-nindake kara vaiṣṇava-prasāda
Weeping, he should say, ‘O prabhu, please forgive my offence! Kindly give the mercy of a Vaiṣṇava to this wicked offender.’
(93)
sādhu baḍa dayāmaya tabe ārdra-mane
kṣamibena aparādha kṛpā āliṅgane
“The sādhu, being full of compassion, with a tender heart will then forgive the offence and mercifully embrace him. (18)
(18) In this way, Gopāla Cāpāla’s offence to a Vaiṣṇava was forgiven. Kindly look in the pramāṇa-mālā (the garland of śāstrika evidence).
(94)
ei ta prathama aparādhera vicāra
śrī-caraṇe nivedinu ājñā anusāra
” According to Your instruction, I place this description of the first offense at Your divine feet.”
(95)
hari-dāsa pāda-padme bhramara ye jana
hari-nāma-cintāmaṇi tāṅhāra jīvana
May this Hari-nāma Cintāmaṇi become the very life of those persons who swarm like bumblebees at the lotus feet of Hari Dāsa.
iti śrī-hari-nāma-cintāmaṇau
sādhu-nindāparādha-vicāro nāma caturthaḥ paricchedaḥ
Thus ends the fourth chapter of Śrī Hari-nāma Cintāmaṇi entitled,
‘A Deliberation on Offences to a Sādhu.’
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Hari-nāma Cintāmaṇi – Chapter Four
Nāmāparādha – Sādhu-nindā
(Offences to the Holy Name – Criticising Sādhus)
satāṁ nindā nāmnaḥ paramam aparādhaṁ vitanute
yataḥ khyātiṁ yātaṁ katham u sahate tad‑vigarhām
Criticising devotees is the greatest offence that one can make to the Holy Name. The Name can never tolerate condemnation of those who spread His glories?
(1)
gadādhara-prāṇa jaya jāhnavā-jīvana
jaya sītānātha śrīvāsādi bhakta-jana
Glories to the Life of Gadādhara and to the Life of Jāhnavā! Glories to the Lord of Sītā. Glories to Śrīvāsa and the devotees.
(2)
prabhu bale haridāsa ebe sa-vistāra
nāma aparādha vyākhyā kara ataḥpara
The Lord said, “Hari Dāsa, now explain in detail the offences to the Holy Name.”
(3)
haridāsa bale prabhu more yā balābe
tāhāi baliba āmi tomāra prabhāve
Hari Dāsa said, “Lord, by Your potency, I will say whatever You make me say.
Daśa-vidha nāmāparādha (The Ten Types of Offences to the Holy Name)
(4)
nāma aparādha daśa-vidha śāstre kaya
sei aparādhe mora baḍa haya bhaya
“In the śāstra it is said that there are ten types of offenses to the Holy Name. I greatly fear these offenses. (1)
(1) These are the ten offences – (1) Criticising Sādhus. (2) Considering the Devas to be independent, and considering Kṛṣṇa’s name, form, qualities and pastimes to be different from Kṛṣṇa Himself. (3) Disregarding the guru who reveals nāma-tattva. (4) Offending the śāstra that describes the glories of the Holy Name. (5) To create imaginary meanings to the Holy Name when the śāstra has already described the glories and results of the Holy Name. (6) Performing pāpa on the strength of chanting the Name. (7) Giving instructions on the Name to those who lack śraddhā. (8) Equating hari-nāma with mundane auspicious activities. (9) Being inattentive when chanting the Holy Name. (10) Addiction to the concept of “I and mine” even after knowing the glories of the Name and showing no love for Him.
(5)
eka eka kari āmi baliba sakala
aparādhe vāṅci yāte deha more bala
“Please give me the strength so that one by one, I can speak about all these offences.
(6-8)
sādhu-nindā anya-deva svātantrya manana
nāma tattva guru āra śāstra vinindana
hari-nāme artha-vāda kalpita manana
nāma-bale pāpa śraddhā-hīne nāmārpaṇa
anya śubha-karmera samāna kṛṣṇa-nāma
e kathā balile aparādha aviśrāma
Criticising sādhus, considering the various Devas to be independent (of Kṛṣṇa), showing disrespect to the nāma-tattva guru and the śāstra, creating a mundane interpretation of hari-nāma, or considering the Name to be imaginary, performing pāpa on the strength of the Name, giving the Holy Name to those without śraddhā, and equating kṛṣṇa-nāma with auspicious material activities. I will now continue to explain these offences.
(9)
nāmete anavadhāna haya aparādha
tāhāke purāṇa kartā balena pramāda
“The author of the Purāṇas (Vyāsa) states that anyone who is inattentive to these offences is insane.
(10)
nāmera māhātmya jāne tabu nāhi bhaje
ahaṁ mama āsaktite saṁsārete maje
“One who knows the glories of the Holy Name but does not worship Him, and remains attached to the concept of `I’ and `mine’ becomes immersed in the world of repeated birth and death.
Sādhu-nindāi prathama aparādha (The First Offence – Criticising Sādhus)
(11)
sādhu-nindā prathamāparādha bali’ jāni
ei aparādhe jīvera haya sarva hāni
“Now I will speak about the first offence – criticising sādhus. Bt this offence everything is ruined for the jīva.
Svarūpa o taṭastha lakṣaṇa bhede sādhu lakṣaṇa dvaya vicāra
(Deliberating Upon the Two Symptoms of a Sādhu – the Natural and Marginal Qualities)
(12)
sādhura lakṣaṇa tumi baliyācha prabho
ekādaśe uddhavere kṛṣṇa-rūpe vibho
“O Lord, in the form of Kṛṣṇa, You have explained the qualities of a sādhu to Uddhava in the Eleventh Canto (of the Bhāgavatam).
(13-16)
dayālu sahiṣṇu sama droha-śūnya-vrata
satya-sāra viśuddhātmā parahite rata
kāme akṣubhita buddhi dānta akiñcana
mṛdu śuci parimita-bhojī śānta-mana
anīha dhṛtimān sthira kṛṣṇaika-śaraṇa
apramatta sugambhīra vijita ṣaḍ-guṇa
amānī mānada dakṣa avañcaka jñānī
ei saba lakṣaṇete sādhu bali jāni
“He is compassionate, tolerant, impartial, devoid of malice, the very essence of truthfulness, pure-hearted, benevolent to others, unagitated by desires, intelligent, mild-mannered, disinterested in material possessions, polite, clean, regulated in his eating, peaceful at heart, without worldly desires, sense-controlled, exclusively surrendered to Kṛṣṇa, vigilant, very sober, victorious over the six urges, prideless, respectful, expert, non-duplicit and wise. I declare that I know a sādhu to have all these symptoms.
(17)
ei saba lakṣaṇa prabho haya dvi-prakāra
svarūpa taṭastha bhede kariba vicāra
“O Lord, all these qualities are of two kinds – svarūpa (natural) and taṭastha (marginal). Now I will describe them both. (2)
(2) Direct attributes found within an object are called its svarūpa-lakṣaṇa. Other qualities in relation to that object, which are like ‘guests,’ that may arise in that object are known as taṭastha–lakṣaṇa.
Svarūpa-lakṣaṇai pradhāna lakṣaṇa, tad-āśraye taṭastha-lakṣaṇa udaya haya
(The Svarūpa Lakṣaṇa is the Principle Quality, and When Taṭastha Lakṣaṇas Arise, They Take Shelter of it)
(18)
kṛṣṇaika-śaraṇa haya svarūpa-lakṣaṇa
taṭastha lakṣaṇe anya guṇera gaṇana
“Exclusive surrender to Kṛṣṇa is the only svarūpa-lakṣaṇa. All other qualities are counted as taṭastha-lakṣaṇa.
(19)
kona bhāgye sādhu-saṅge nāme ruci haya
kṛṣṇa-nāma gāya kare kṛṣṇa-pādāśraya
“When by good fortune someone attains the company of sādhus and a taste for the Holy Name, they chant kṛṣṇa-nāma and take shelter of Kṛṣṇa’s feet.
(20)
svarūpa lakṣaṇa sei haita haila
gāite gāite nāma anya guṇa āila
“This becomes the svarūpa-lakṣaṇa. By continuous chanting of the Holy Name, other good qualities come.
(21)
anya guṇa-gaṇa tāi taṭastha gaṇana
avaśya vaiṣṇava dehe habe saṅghaṭana
“All other qualities are counted as taṭastha. They will certainly appear in the body of a Vaiṣṇava.
Varṇāśrama liṅga, nānā-prakāra veśa-dvārā sādhutva haya nā, kṛṣṇaika-śaraṇatāi sādhura lakṣaṇa (One Does not Become a Sādhu by the External Signs of Varṇāśrama and Various Kinds of Clothing – the Symptom of a Sādhu is Exclusive Surrender to Kṛṣṇa)
(22)
varṇāśrama cihna nānā-veṣera racanā
sādhura lakṣaṇe kabhu nā haya gaṇanā
“Varṇāśrama is comprised of various kinds of clothing and paraphernalia, but these are not counted amongst the qualities of a sādhu.
(23)
śrī-kṛṣṇa-śaraṇāgati sādhura lakṣaṇa
tāra mukhe haya kṛṣṇa-nāma-saṅkīrtana
“The quality of a sādhu is śrī-kṛṣṇa-śaraṇāgati (surrender unto Śrī Kṛṣṇa). From his mouth comes kṛṣṇa-nāma-saṅkīrtana.
(24)
gṛhī brahmacārī vānaprastha nyāsi-bhede
śūdra vaiśya kṣatra vipra-gaṇera prabhede
“Gṛhī, brahmacārī, vānaprastha, and nyāsī are the first division (of varṇāśrama). Śūdra, vaiṣya, kṣatra, and vipra are the second division. (3)
(3) Those who marry within their own varṇa are called gṛhasthas. Those who practice celibacy before marriage are called brahmacārīs. One who leaves for the forest in his old age is called a vānaprastha. One who becomes renounced and leaves his home is called a nyāsī or a sannyāsī.
Note: there are many that think Grhastha asrama is an excuse for illicit sex, actually that is Grhamedhi life, a real Grhastha does not touch his wife only for having children, and as this is maybe only one two children that is once or twice and that sex is religious sex life, otherwise real grhasthas have no sex, they are celibate and Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura describes such grhasthas to be another kind of sannyasis, they also chant 64 rounds daily and are called Sad Grhasthas, a sannyasi should only take prasadam cooked from such sad Grhasthas ,Lord Caitanya only accept prasadam from those who chanted minimum 64 rounds daily and pure devotees do the same they only like to take prasadam offered and cooked to Krsna if the devotee is chanting 64 rounds daily
These instructions are neglected in ISKCON and Gaudiya math :
n Shri Chaitanya-bhagavata, Antya Khanda 9.121-122, Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu instructed everyone on whose worship and service He will accept:
(121) prabhu bale,-"jana, 'lakshesvara' bali kare?
prati-dina laksha-nama ye grahana kare"
"Do you know who is a laksesvara? He is someone who chants one laksa or 100,000 holy names (64 rounds of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra) everyday."
Purport by Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada:
shri gaurasundera balibena-"jini pratidina laksha-nama grahana karibena, tanharai grihe bhagavan sevita hana.
Shri Gaurasundera spoke as follows-"The Supreme Personality of Godhead accepts service only in the home of those who chant one hundred thousand names daily.
"bhagavan tanharai nikate bhoga-dravyadi grahana karena.
"The Lord accepts bhoga (foodstuffs) and other ingredients only from such personalities.
"jini laksha-nama grahana karena na, tahara nikate haite bhagavan naivedya svikara-dvara seva-saubhagya pradana karena na.
"Those who don't chant 100,000 names (64 rounds) daily, are never awarded the great fortune of rendering service to the Lord by offering Him naivedya (bhoga). This is because the Lord never accepts (svikara) their offerings.
Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada:
"bhagavad-bhakta matrei pratyaha laksha-nama grahana karibena natuva vividha visaye asakta haiya bhagavad-seva karite asamartha haibena."
The Lord continued-"Those who consider themselves devotees of the Lord must compulsorily chant 100,000 names of Krishna everyday otherwise they will gradually but surely become attached to varieties of sense-objects and thus become incapable to rendering any kind of service to the Lord."
Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada:
tajjanyai shri chaitanyadevera ashrita sakalai nyuna kalpe laksha-nama grahana kariya thakena. natuva gaurasunderera udeshya pradatta naivedya tini grahana karibena na.
(Shrila Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada continues) "Therefore all the devotees who have taken shelter of Lord Chaitanyadeva perform the chanting of a minimum of 100,000 names of Krishna daily as their first and primary duty. Because they know that if they don't do so then Lord Gaurasundera will never accept the very bhoga (naivedya) which they cook for Him daily.
(122) "se janera nama ami bali 'lakshesvara'
tatha bhiksha amara, na yai anya ghara."
"Lord Gauranga continued-I call such a person a laksheshvara. I only accept meals in such a person's house. I never go anywhere else."
Purport by Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada:
shri chaitanya bhaktagana abhaktera sahita sambhashana karena na. jini bhaktivyatita karma, jnana o anyabhilashara kathaya pradatta tahara sahita bandhutva karibe na.
"The devotees of Lord Shri Chaitanya never talk with such non-devotees. They never do friendship with those who are engaged in the cultivation of karma, jnana or other desires which are devoid of bhakti.
pratyah laksha-nama grahana na karile patita vyaktiganera visaya-bhoga pravritti vriddhi paya, takhana ara tahara shri gaurasunderarera seva karite pare na.
"Those who don't accept this vow of chanting 100,000 names daily, fall down even more although they were fallen in the first place (due to the contamination of Kali-yuga). Thus their propensity for enjoying the senses and sense-objects continually and steadily increases and ultimately they are not able to render any kind of service even to the most merciful Lord Gaurasundera.
lakshesvara vyatita gaura-bhaktira adarsa gaudiyajana kehai svikara karena na.
"This is the precise reason why the real Gaudiya-bhaktas do not accept any other ideal (adarsa) in Gaura-bhakti or Krishna-bhakti except the process of chanting 100,000 names of the maha-mantra daily.
Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada:
adhapatita va adhapete gana eka-matra bhajana-sabda-vacya shri-nama-bhajane vimukhata-vasata laksha-nama grahana karibara parivarte anya bhajanera chalana korena, taddvara tahadera kona mangala haya na.
"Those spiritual aspirants who are already fallen or will fall down from spiritual life in the future are averse to this sole means of deliverance called nama-bhajana, which is the worship of the sound incarnation of God in the form of chanting 100,000 names of the the Holy Names daily. Coming under the sway of their averseness to chant laksha-nama daily, they duplicitously invent (chalana) other means of devotional service (bhajana) to justify their not chanting 100,000 names daily but it is to be clearly understood that by this action they will not achieve anything auspicious (mangala) in their spiritual life."
In my house I have Srila Prabhupadas Japa chanting going on 24 hours a day and I chant minimum 64 rounds daily :
avisranta name nama-aparadha jaya;
tahe aparadha kabhu sthana nahi paya.
"Only by continuous chanting of the Hare Krishna Mahamantra day and night can the ten offenses against Krishna's Name be obliterated. By the constant chanting of Krishna's Name, the ten offenses will not be able to again implicate the chanter."
Purport by Shrila Bhaktivinoda Thakura:
"Continuous chanting (avisranta nama)- Only one who chants the Name with great feeling all the time during the day and night except during the time required for fulfilling the most basic bodily necessities like sleep etc. is able to successfully destroy the ten offenses."
(25)
sādhutva kakhana nāhi haibe nirṇīta
kṛṣṇaika-śaraṇa sādhu śāstrera vihita
“When one has the qualities of a sādhu, it is not determined (by these divisions of varṇāśrama). The śāstra ordains that one is a sādhu due to his exclusive surrender to Kṛṣṇa.
Gṛha-sādhu-lakṣaṇa
(The Symptoms of a Householder Sādhu)
(26)
raghunātha-dāse lakṣye kariyā sevāra
gṛhi-sādhu-jane śikhāyecha ei sāra
“On account of his service, You taught Raghunātha Dāsa the essence of how to be a householder sādhu. (4)
(4) Raghunātha Dāsa was the ornament on the head of the Kāyastha dynasty. A native of Saptagrāma, he is known as ‘Dāsa Gosvāmī’ and is counted amongst the Six Gosvāmīs.
(27)
sthira haye ghare yāo nā hao bātula
krame krame pāya loka bhava-sindhu-kula
“(You told him) `Be peaceful! Go home! Don’t become a madman! Eventually a person can cross beyond the shores of the ocean of birth and death.
(28)
markaṭa vairāgya chāḍa loka dekhāiyā
yathāyogya viṣaya bhuñja anāsakta hañā
“`Give up monkey-like renunciation and showing off to the public. Whatever material things are appropriate, for now you should accept them without attachment. (5)
(5) A person in whose heart steady renunciation has not yet appeared, but who externally wears kaupīna, sannyāsa cloth etc, bears the markings of a markaṭa-vairāgi (a monkey renunciant).
(29)
antare niṣṭhā kara bāhye loka vyavahāra
acire śrī-kṛṣṇa tomāya karibe uddhāra
“’Deep within yourself remain focused, but externally you may behave like an ordinary man. Very soon, Śrī Kṛṣṇa will save you.’
Note :Srila Narottama das Thakura taught all disciples to chant 64 rounds daily no matter what asrama they were in
SRILA LOKANATHA GOSVAMI TO HIS DISICPLE SHRILA NAROTTAMA :
From Prema-vilasa Chapter 11:
(Note: Both Shrila Prabhupada and Shrila Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada have accepted Prema-vilasa as a bonafide scripture in their commentaries to Shri Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi-lila 13.60 purport.)
je vaishnava haibe laibe harinama;
sankhya kari nama laile, kripa karena gauradhama.
"Those who are Vaishavas must chant the Holy Names in a particular number everyday. Then Lord Gauranga, the supreme Abode of love will be merciful to them.
WHAT IS THAT NUMBER?
purva abhipraye sabe laha harinama;
keha laksha viseshatah mukhe gana.
"Everyone should specifically chant or sing the name loudly 100,000 times a day (64 rounds) with the mood I have described earlier.
EMPOWERMENT:
narottama laksha nama laya sankhya kari;
nama laile gaurangera sarva sakti dhari.
"O my disciple, Narottama! Please chant 100,000 names everyday while maintaining their count. If you chant in this way then you will become empowered by all the potencies of Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu."
:
kali-kalera dharma--krishna-nama-sankirtana;
krishna-sakti vina nahe tara pravartana.
(Cc Antya-lila 7.11)
"The fundamental religious system in the Age of Kali is the chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. Unless empowered by Krishna, one cannot propagate the chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
So from the above two verses, it becomes very clear that if one has to widely propogate the glories of the Holy Names, one has to get Krishna-shakti or Gauranga-shakti which is acquired when one completes the chanting of 100,000 names daily, according to Shrila Lokanatha Goswami.
ACHIEVE THE LOTUS FEET OF KRiShNA:
krishna pada prapti laksha laile harinama;
granthi purna haile eka karibe pranama.
"I again repeat that if you want to achieve the lotus feet of Lord Krishna, then you have to chant 100,000 names daily. After chanting four rounds (one granthi) or one round, you should offer obeisances to the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
Gṛha-tyāgī sādhu-lakṣaṇa (The Qualities of the Sādhu Who has Renounced Household Life)
(30)
punaḥ tumi tāra dekhi vairāgya grahaṇa
ei mata śikṣā dile apūrva śravaṇa
“Later, when you saw that he had accepted renunciation, You gave him these instructions which are wonderful to hear –
(31)
grāmya-kathā nā śunibe grāmya-vārtā nā kahibe
bhāla nā khāibe āra bhāla nā paribe
“’Do not listen to common talk and do not speak such words. Do not eat luxuriously nor dress nicely.
(32)
amānī mānada hañā kṛṣṇa-nāma sadā labe
vraje rādhā-kṛṣṇa-sevā mānase karibe
“’Do not expect any honour, but offer all respect to others. Always chant kṛṣṇa-nāma, and within your mind render service to Rādhā-Krṣṇa in Vṛndāvana.’
Note Lord Caitanyas instruction for Grhasthas are they should become pure devotees of Sri Sri Radha Krsna ,it is not only for sannyasis
Gṛhī o gṛha-tyāgī – ubhayera-i svarūpa lakṣaṇa (The One Quality Shared by Both the Householder and Renunciate)
(33)
svarūpa lakṣaṇa eka sarvatra samāna
āśramādi bhede pṛthak taṭastha vidhāna
“The svarūpa-lakṣaṇa is the one quality that is respected everywhere. The differences of āśrama etc. are taṭastha.
(34)
ananya-śaraṇe yadi dekhi durācāra
tathāpi se sādhu bali sevya sabākāra
“If I see someone who has completely surrendered (to Kṛṣṇa) behaving badly, I will still say, `He is a sādhu.’ Everyone should serve him. (6)
(6) Taking exclusive refuge in Kṛṣṇa and no one is else is the svarūpa-lakṣaṇa of bhakti. Whoever has this certainly has taṭastha-lakṣaṇas. But if someone takes exclusive shelter of Kṛṣṇa, the taṭastha-lakṣaṇas may only manifest in him partly, and not completely – thus it is observed that some misconduct may be there in him, yet he is still a sādhu.
Note real Sadhus chant minimum 64 rounds as this is Lord Caitanyas order if they follow this strictly then even there might be some small mistakes they soon will recify because Lord Caitanya is in the heart of all His devotees ,those not chanting 64 rounds daily are patitta , and the only way to rectify is to come up to standard
(35)
ei ta śrī-kṛṣṇa-vākya gītā-bhāgavate
ihāke pūjiba yatne sadā sarva mate
“This is the statement of Śrī Kṛṣṇa in Bhagavad-gītā and the Bhāgavata. Therefore I will always endeavour to worship such a devotee constantly.
(36)
ihāte āche ta eka nigūḍha siddhānta
kṛpā kari jānāyecha tāi pāi anta
“Thus, this siddhānta is particularly confidential. Tell me, is there any end to such mercy?
Pūrva-pāpera gandhāvaśeṣa o pūrva-pāpa lakṣya kariyā yini kṛṣṇaika-śaraṇa sādhura nindā karena, tini nāmāparādhī
(One who Criticises a Sādhu, Who has Exclusively Surrendered to Kṛṣṇa, for His Previous Pāpa, or Remaining Traces of Such Deeds, is an Offender to the Holy Name)
(37)
kṛṣṇa-nāme ruci yabe haibe udaya
eka nāme pūrva pāpa haibeka kṣaya
“When a taste for kṛṣṇa-nāma arises and somebody even once chants the Holy Name, the results of his previous pāpa is destroyed.
(38)
pūrva-pāpa gandha tabu thāke kichu dina
nāmera prabhāve krama hañā paḍe kṣīṇa
“Traces of previous pāpa may still remain in him for some days, but by the power of the Holy Name they too are eventually destroyed. (7)
(7) When there is a taste for the Holy Name (nāma-ruci) the results of previous pāpa cannot remain. A trace of previous pāpa may remain, but they will also be destroyed after a few days.
Note :we see many neophytes pretending to be very advanced they hardly chant 16 rounds daily and engage in the 7th offense, Vamsi Das Babaji used to throw stones at those who were not lakesvaras so they would stay away from him, Srila Gaura Kisora das Babaji used to hide in toilets in Mayapure to chant in peace ye only opene the door to associate with devotees chanting 64 rounds daily ,one of the few devoteees to get the association of Srila Gaura Kisora das Babaji was Srila Bhakti Prajana Kesva Maharaja and his Guru Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada because they always chanted 54 rounds or more daily
(39)
śīghra sei pāpa-gandha vidūrita haya
parama dharmātmā bali haya paricaya
“Very soon, any trace of bad deeds goes away. Then such a person becomes known as parama-dharmātmā (a supremely virtuous person).
(40)
ye kayeka dina sei gandha nāhi yāya
sādhāraṇa jana cakṣe pāpa bali bhāya
“During the period that this trace does not disappear, to the eyes of ordinary people he may still be considered as impious.
(41)
se pāpa dekhiyā yei sādhu-nindā kare
pūrva-pāpa lakṣi punaḥ avajñā ācare
“Seeing his transgressions, they may criticise that sādhu. Also, pointing out his previous bad deeds, they may show contempt towards him. (8)
(8) If one is fixated on a devotee’s previous pāpa before he surrendered to the Lord, or on that pāpa which remains but is almost eradicated, then this is considered to be criticism of a Vaiṣṇava and is a great offence.
(42)
sei ta pāṣaṇḍī vaiṣṇavera nindā doṣe
nāma aparādha maji paḍe kṛṣṇa-roṣe
“Such a person is an atheist! By criticising a Vaiṣṇava, he commits an offense to the Holy Name. Kṛṣṇa becomes angry with him and he falls down.
Kṛṣṇaika-śaraṇatāi sādhu lakṣaṇa āpanāke sādhu baliyā paricaya deoyā dāmbhikatā
(The Quality of a Sādhu is that He Takes Exclusive Shelter of Kṛṣṇa, But it is Arrogance to Identify Oneself as a Sādhu)
(43)
kṛṣṇaika-śaraṇa mātra kṛṣṇa-nāma gāya
sādhu-nāme paricita kṛṣṇera kṛpāya
“One who takes exclusive shelter of Kṛṣṇa and chants kṛṣṇa-nāma becomes known as a sādhu, by the mercy of Kṛṣṇa.
(44)
kṛṣṇa-bhakta vyatīta nāhika sādhu āra
āmi sādhu bali haya dambha avatāra
“Only the devotees of Kṛṣṇa, and no one else, are sādhus. But those who declare, ‘I am a sādhu!’ are the avatāras of arrogance! (9)
(9) Dambha-avatāra (‘The avatāra of arrogance’) refers to proud people that wrap themselves in the flag of religiosity (dharma-dhvajīs), who dress like sādhus only to live comfortably.
Note : real Vaisnavas are very humble see Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakuras Saranagati about Dainya , humility , those who are not humle do nto chant one lahk daily as they are not real Vaisnavas ,only pretenders
Svalpākṣare sādhu-nirṇaya (A Few Brief Words on Deciding Who is a Sādhu)
(45)
se balibe—āmi dīna kṛṣṇaika-śaraṇa
kṛṣṇa-nāma yāra mukhe sādhu sei jana
“One who says, ‘I am a fallen person who has taken exclusive shelter of Kṛṣṇa’ and whose mouth chants kṛṣṇa-nāma – such a person is a sādhu.
(46)
tṛṇa haite hīna bali āpanāke jāne
sahiṣṇu tarura nyāya āpanāke māne
“A person who considers himself to be lower than straw, who is tolerant like a tree…
(47)
nije ta amānī āra sakale mānada
tāra mukhe kṛṣṇa-nāma kṛṣṇa-rati-prada
“…who does not desire honour from others, who gives respect to all, and whose mouth chants kṛṣṇa-nāma – such a person can give kṛṣṇa-rati (affection towards Kṛṣṇa).
Nāma-parāyaṇa vaiṣṇava-i sādhu, tan-nindā-i aparādha
(A Vaiṣṇava Who is Absorbed in the Name is a Sādhu, and Blaspheming Him is an Offence)
(48)
hena sādhu-mukhe yabe śuni eka nāma
vaiṣṇava baliyā tāre kariba praṇāma
“Any sādhu from whose mouth I hear the Holy Name even once, I call him a Vaiṣṇava and offer respects unto him.
(49)
vaiṣṇava se jagad-guru jagatera bandhu
vaiṣṇava sakala jīve sadā kṛpā sindhu
“A Vaiṣṇava is the guru of the whole world. He is a friend to the world. A Vaiṣṇava is always an ocean of mercy to all jīvas.
(50)
e hena vaiṣṇava-nindā yei jana kare
narake paḍibe se janma-janmāntare
“Anyone who blasphemes such a Vaiṣṇava falls down into a hellish condition birth after birth.
(51)
bhakti labhibāre āra nāhika upāya
bhakti labhe sarva-jīva vaiṣṇava kṛpāya
“There is no other way to attain bhakti – every jīva must attain bhakti by the mercy of a Vaiṣṇava.
(52)
vaiṣṇava dehete thāke śrī-kṛṣṇera śakti
sei deha sparśe anye haya kṛṣṇa-bhakti
“Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s potency rests within the body of a Vaiṣṇava. Just by touching his body others may achieve kṛṣṇa-bhakti. (10)
(10) Hlādinī (pleasure-giving potency) and sandhinī (knowledge potency) merge and become the bhakti-śakti (potency of devotion). Bhakti is acquired in this way – a siddha-bhakta (perfected devotee) transmits the bhakti-śakti to a sādhaka-bhakta (practising devotee). Then he becomes perfect and transmits bhakti to other sādhaka-jīvas. By specifically engaging in the spiritual activities of bhakti, the ātmā eventually becomes situated in perfection. When the ātmā is free from aversion to bhakti and is inclined towards it, then a perfected devotee, who is full of mercy, transmits bhakti to that ātmā. This is a secret.
(53)
vaiṣṇava adharāmṛta āra pada jala
vaiṣṇavera pada-rajaḥ tina mahā-bala
“The nectar from the lips of a Vaiṣṇava (i.e. His food or drink), the water that has washed his feet, and the dust from his feet. These three things are most powerful.
Vaiṣṇavera śakti sañcāra (The Transmission of a Vaiṣṇava’s Potency)
(54)
vaiṣṇava-nikaṭe yadi baise katakṣaṇa
deha haite haya kṛṣṇa-śakti niḥsaraṇa
“If one sits near a Vaiṣṇava, after some time one will experience Kṛṣṇa’s potency emanating from his body.
Note these are symptoms of the true followers of Lord Caitanya that never chant less than 64 rounds daily ,Srila Jagannath das Babaji used to tell everyone before you sleep daily make sure you have chanted 2 lahks around 120 rounds if you can not complete then at least chant 64 rounds
(55)
sei śakti śraddhāvān hṛdaye paśiyā
bhaktira udaya kare deha kāṅpāiyā
“When that potency enters the heart of somebody who has śraddhā, bhakti arises and the body trembles.
(56)
ye basila vaiṣṇavera nikaṭe śraddhāya
tāhāra hṛdaye bhakti haibe udaya
“For one who has śraddhā and remains close to a Vaiṣṇava, bhakti arises within his heart.
Note if you have Sraddha faith you will chant 64 rounds daily otherwise you have no real faith in Sri Nama Prabhu and you are a Kanistha Adhikari , in Jaiva Dharma it is also very clear that in order to become a Madhyama or Uttama Adhikari one must chant 64 rounds daily of the Mahamantra, in 1989 when meeting Srila Narayana Maharaja he ordered me chant 64 rounds daily and gradually I have taken this to heart fully that is why only he is my Gurudeva, not some 16 rounds wallas in ISKCON
(57)
prathame āsibe tāra mukhe kṛṣṇa-nāma
nāmera prabhāve pābe sarva-guṇa-grāma
“When kṛṣṇa-nāma first enters his mouth, by the influence of the Holy Name, he attains all good qualities.
Vaiṣṇavera ki ki doṣa dharile vaiṣṇava-nindā haya—jāti-doṣa pūrva-doṣa naṣṭa-prāya avaśiṣṭa doṣa kādācitka doṣa
(Finding Fault With a Vaiṣṇava is Criticising a Vaiṣṇava. Finding fault with His Birth, His Previous Faults, those Faults that have Almost Disappeared, and His Momentary Faults)
(58)
vaiṣṇavera jāti āra pūrva doṣa dhare
kādācitka doṣa dekhi yei nindā kare
“A person who finds faults with a Vaiṣṇava’s birth, as well as his previous and momentary faults, is guilty of criticising.
Note : Dhanudhara ex Swami once claimed that his birth in New York Jewish family showed he was superior to my birth in a New Jew family in Denmark, this is Vaisnava Aparadha..Srila Prabhupada said about birth in New York ,any hole you are born into becomes a whole (from a conversation with Harikesa and Srila Prabhupada ),He also used to tell children from Africa, that attended Guru Kula in Vrindavana that they were descendants of monkeyes, thus Srila Prahbupada did not want such proud Jews to run and control and spoil ISKCON ,there are many proud Jews in ISKCON that claim they are Superior to the rest of us and we should only accept Jewish Gurus, this pride is indoctrinated into Jewish brains from birth : Are Jews born smart? - The Jerusalem Post (jpost.com)
Of course, that has given rise to the Anti-Semite movement that Jews are not the greatest and even to the hatred against Jews ,that is also wrong
I found there are some Jewish Hare Krsna are very envious of us Non Jew Hare Krsnas : They murdered Jesus Christ who was their Messiah
You try to trace out the history of the world, you’ll find always persons who are for Krsna or God, they have been persecuted. Lord Jesus Christ was crucified, Haridasa Thakura was caned in twenty-two market places, Prahlada Maharaja was tortured by his father. So there may be such things. Of course, Krsna will protect us. So don’t be afraid. Don’t be afraid if somebody tortures us, somebody teases us. We must go on with Krsna consciousness without any hesitation, and Krsna will give us protect.
[Srila Prabhupada from Srimad-Bhagavatam Lecture 7.9.8 Seattle, October 21, 1968]
Our European ancestors have warned us do not lets Jews control your life and money etc, I can understand from being 40 years in ISKCON why they said so ,anyone who is in the bodily concept of life and think I am Jew not a spirit soul should not be taken as a devotee of Lord Caitanya ,Dhanudhara Swami was removed from ISKCON due to his child abuses and many Vaisnava Aparadhas
ŚB 3.33.7
अहो बत श्वपचोऽतो गरीयान्
यज्जिह्वाग्रे वर्तते नाम तुभ्यम् ।
तेपुस्तपस्ते जुहुवु: सस्नुरार्या
ब्रह्मानूचुर्नाम गृणन्ति ये ते ॥ ७ ॥
aho bata śva-paco ’to garīyān
yaj-jihvāgre vartate nāma tubhyam
tepus tapas te juhuvuḥ sasnur āryā
brahmānūcur nāma gṛṇanti ye te
Synonyms
aho bata — oh, how glorious; śva-pacaḥ — a dog-eater; ataḥ — hence; garīyān — worshipable; yat — of whom; jihvā-agre — on the tip of the tongue; vartate — is; nāma — the holy name; tubhyam — unto You; tepuḥ tapaḥ — practiced austerities; te — they; juhuvuḥ — executed fire sacrifices; sasnuḥ — took bath in the sacred rivers; āryāḥ — Āryans; brahma anūcuḥ — studied the Vedas; nāma — the holy name; gṛṇanti — accept; ye — they who; te — Your.
Translation
Oh, how glorious are they whose tongues are chanting Your holy name! Even if born in the families of dog-eaters, such persons are worshipable. Persons who chant the holy name of Your Lordship must have executed all kinds of austerities and fire sacrifices and achieved all the good manners of the Āryans. To be chanting the holy name of Your Lordship, they must have bathed at holy places of pilgrimage, studied the Vedas and fulfilled everything required.
Purport
As it is stated in the previous verse, a person who has once offenselessly chanted the holy name of God becomes immediately eligible to perform Vedic sacrifices. One should not be astonished by this statement of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. One should not disbelieve or think, “How by chanting the holy name of the Lord can one become a holy man to be compared to the most elevated brāhmaṇa?” To eradicate such doubts in the minds of unbelievers, this verse affirms that the stage of chanting the holy name of the Lord is not sudden, but that the chanters have already performed all kinds of Vedic rituals and sacrifices. It is not very astounding, for no one in this life can chant the holy name of the Lord unless he has passed all lower stages, such as performing the Vedic ritualistic sacrifices, studying the Vedas and practicing good behavior like that of the Āryans. All this must first have been done. Just as a student in a law class is to be understood to have already graduated from general education, anyone who is engaged in the chanting of the holy name of the Lord — Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare — must have already passed all lower stages. It is said that those who simply chant the holy name with the tip of the tongue are glorious. One does not even have to chant the holy name and understand the whole procedure, namely the offensive stage, offenseless stage and pure stage; if the holy name is sounded on the tip of the tongue, that is also sufficient. It is said herein that nāma, a singular number, one name, Kṛṣṇa or Rāma, is sufficient. It is not that one has to chant all the holy names of the Lord. The holy names of the Lord are innumerable, and one does not have to chant all the names to prove that he has already undergone all the processes of Vedic ritualistic ceremonies. If one chants once only, it is to be understood that he has already passed all the examinations, not to speak of those who are chanting always, twenty-four hours a day. It is specifically said here, tubhyam: “unto You only.” One must chant God’s name, not, as the Māyāvādī philosophers say, any name, such as a demigod’s name or the names of God’s energies. Only the holy name of the Supreme Lord will be effective. Anyone who compares the holy name of the Supreme Lord to the names of the demigods is called pāṣaṇḍī, or an offender.
The holy name has to be chanted to please the Supreme Lord, and not for any sense gratification or professional purpose. If this pure mentality is there, then even though a person is born of a low family, such as a dog-eater’s, he is so glorious that not only has he purified himself, but he is quite competent to deliver others. He is competent to speak on the importance of the transcendental name, just as Ṭhākura Haridāsa did. He was apparently born in a family of Muhammadans, but because he was chanting the holy name of the Supreme Lord offenselessly, Lord Caitanya empowered him to become the authority, or ācārya, of spreading the name. It did not matter that he was born in a family which was not following the Vedic rules and regulations. Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Advaita Prabhu accepted him as an authority because he was offenselessly chanting the name of the Lord. Authorities like Advaita Prabhu and Lord Caitanya immediately accepted that he had already performed all kinds of austerities, studied the Vedas and performed all sacrifices. That is automatically understood. There is a hereditary class of brāhmaṇas called the smārta-brāhmaṇas, however, who are of the opinion that even if such persons who are chanting the holy name of the Lord are accepted as purified, they still have to perform the Vedic rites or await their next birth in a family of brāhmaṇas so that they can perform the Vedic rituals. But actually that is not the case. Such a man does not need to wait for the next birth to become purified. He is at once purified. It is understood that he has already performed all sorts of rites. It is the so-called brāhmaṇas who actually have to undergo different kinds of austerities before reaching that point of purification. There are many other Vedic performances which are not described here. All such Vedic rituals have been already performed by the chanters of the holy name.
The word juhuvuḥ means that the chanters of the holy name have already performed all kinds of sacrifices. Sasnuḥ means that they have already traveled to all the holy places of pilgrimage and taken part in purificatory activities at those places. They are called āryāḥ because they have already finished all these requirements, and therefore they must be among the Āryans or those who have qualified themselves to become Āryans. Āryan refers to those who are civilized, whose manners are regulated according to the Vedic rituals. Any devotee who is chanting the holy name of the Lord is the best kind of Āryan. Unless one studies the Vedas, one cannot become an Āryan, but it is automatically understood that the chanters have already studied all the Vedic literature. The specific word used here is anūcuḥ, which means that because they have already completed all those recommended acts, they have become qualified to be spiritual masters.
The very word gṛṇanti, which is used in this verse, means to be already established in the perfectional stage of ritualistic performances. If one is seated on the bench of a high court and is giving judgment on cases, it means that he has already passed all legal exams and is better than those who are engaged in the study of law or those expecting to study law in the future. In a similar way, persons who are chanting the holy name are transcendental to those who are factually performing the Vedic rituals and those who expect to be qualified (or, in other words, those who are born in families of brāhmaṇas but have not yet undergone the reformatory processes and who therefore expect to study the Vedic rituals and perform the sacrifices in the future).
There are many Vedic statements in different places saying that anyone who chants the holy name of the Lord becomes immediately freed from conditional life and that anyone who hears the holy name of the Lord, even though born of a family of dog-eaters, also becomes liberated from the clutches of material entanglement.
(59)
naṣṭa-prāya doṣa laye kare apamāna
yama-daṇḍe kaṣṭa pāya se saba ajñāna
“Considering those faults that have almost disappeared is also offensive. All this is ignorance and such a person will be punished by the rod of Yama. (11)
(11) Anyone who criticises a Vaiṣṇava’ birth, his faults due to occasional carelessness, the defects in him that have almost been eradicated, or faults in his character prior to his coming to the path of śaraṇāgati, is guilty of criticising a Vaiṣṇava, and is an offender of Vaiṣṇavas. Such a person will not attain nāma-ruci (a taste for the Holy Name). One who takes shelter of bhakti with śraddhā becomes a pure Vaiṣṇava. The aforementioned four types of faults can rarely be noticed in him. There is no possibility of any other faults in him.
Note : We should also not fault someone for being born in Jewish or African families ,that is all Vaisnava Aparadha
(60)
vaiṣṇavera mukhe nāma-māhātmya-pracāra
se vaiṣṇava-nindā kṛṣṇa nāhi sahe āra
“A Vaiṣṇava’s mouth always propagates the glories of the Holy Name. Kṛṣṇa will not tolerate anyone who criticises such a Vaiṣṇava.
(61)
dharma yoga yāga jñāna-kāṇḍa parihari
ye bhajila kṛṣṇa-nāma sei sarvopari
“Anyone who rejects dharma, yoga, yāga, and the jñāna-kāṇḍa and worships kṛṣṇa-nāma is the best.
Anya deva śāstra nindādi-śūnya nāmāśrayī sādhu
(A Sādhu who Takes Shelter of the Holy Name is Devoid of Offences to Other Devas and the Śāstra)
(62)
anya-deva anya-śāstra nā kari nindana
nāmera āśraya laya śuddha sādhu-jana
“A sādhu who takes shelter of the Holy Name does not criticise different Devas or other śāstra.
Note in 1994 -95 Naveen Krsna das suggested ISKCON temples allow demigod worship to make money for the temple ,I protested this to the International GBC and they stopped it ,later this Naveen Krsna das claimed that Tamal Krsna and Bhavananda poisoned Srila Prabhupada and thus left ISKCON and GBC , he was obviously a fool
(63)
se sādhu gṛhastha hauk athavā sannyāsī
tāṅhāra caraṇa-reṇu pāite prayāsī
“Whether that sādhu is a gṛhastha or a sannyāsī, I desire to attain the dust of his feet.
(64)
yāra yata nāme rati se tata vaiṣṇava
vaiṣṇavera krama ei mate anubhava
“One is a Vaiṣṇava according to the extent of his attraction to the Holy Name. A Vaiṣṇava is determined according to this. (12)
(12) To the extent that one is attracted to the Holy Name of Kṛṣṇa, he is a Vaiṣṇava.
Note :A real Vaisnava chants 1 2 or 3 Lahks daily anyone else is on a Kanistha level ,that is very clear from Harinama Cintamani and Jaiva dharma careful reading
(65)
ithe varṇāśrama dhana pāṇḍitya yauvana
kona kārya nāhi kare rūpa bala jana
“His position in varṇāśrama, his wealth, learning, youth, beauty, strength, or amount of followers is not a consideration.
(66)
ataeva yini karilena nāmāśraya
sādhu-nindā chāḍibena e dharma niścaya
“Thus, anyone who takes shelter of the Holy Name will avoid criticising sādhus. Indeed, that is his inherent nature.
(67)
nāmāśrayā śuddhā bhakti bhakta bhakti-rūpā
bhakta bhakti-vivarjitā haile virūpā
“A devotee who takes shelter of the Holy Name and engages in pure bhakti is the very embodeiment of bhakti. A ‘devotee’ who is without bhakti is ugly and monstrous.
(68)
yāṅhā sādhu-nindā tāṅhā nāhi bhakti sthiti
ataeva aparādhe tathā pariṇati
“A person who criticises a sādhu has no standing in bhakti. Therefore, his offense makes him averse (towards bhakti).
(69)
sādhu-nindā chāḍi bhakta sādhu-bhakti kare
sādhu-saṅga sādhu-sevā ei dharmācare
“A devotee avoids criticising sādhus and should be devoted to them. Association with sādhus and serving them is the real practice of dharma.
Asat-saṅga dui prakāra – strī-saṅgī
(The Two Types of Bad Association –Inappropriate Association with Females)
(70)
asat-saṅga-tyāge haya vaiṣṇava-ācāra
asat-saṅge haya sādhu-avajñā apāra
“The conduct of a Vaiṣṇava is that he always avoids bad association. By bad association one continuously shows contempt for sādhus.
(71)
asat se dvi-prakāra sarva-śāstre kaya
sei duiyera madhye yoṣit-saṅgī eka haya
“The śāstra says that bad association is of two types. Of the two, one of these is inappropriate association with females. (13)
(13) Shunning bad association is the primary conduct for a Vaiṣṇava. Bad association is of two types – improper association with women and with non-devotees. For the female devotee, improper association with a man is also said to be bad association. Illicit association with women and association with women according to religious principles are the two kinds of association with women.
(72)
yoṣit-saṅgi-saṅgī punaḥ tāra madhye gaṇya
tāra saṅga-tyāge jīva haibeka dhanya
“Keeping company with a man who is too attached to females is also counted as bad association. A jīva who avoids such company becomes fortunate. (14)
(14) Association with a man too attached to women is an obstacle to bhakti.
Note :see Lord Krsnas Aila Gita in 11 Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam ,I have left many temples in ISKCON where there was illicit sex, that includes ISKCON Boston and Toronto ISKCON LA,, ISKCON Scandinavia , in ISKCON Sweden my former Godbrother Tapan Misra had sex with a Guru kula boy , the devotees never notified the police that includes Harikesa who knew about this,In Mayapure in the 1970 and 80 there as lots of pedophiles and homosex in ISKCON Mayapure ,by Bhavananda and Satandhanya and Nitai Chand then socalled Swamis, Harikesa warned me if you complain about this you will be killed by Bhavanandas disciples such as Kadambha Kanana (he has another name back then )
Yoṣit-saṅgī kāhāke bale?
(Who is Said to be Attached to Women?)
(73)
kṛṣṇere saṁsāre ye dāmpatya dharma thāke
asat baliyā śāstra nā bale tāhāke
“A married husband and wife may remain together in a family centred around Kṛṣṇa. The śāstra does not say that this is immoral.
Note :Srila Prabhupada instructed in Vrindavana that Grhasth couples should not live in the same room or rather sleep in the same room or Srila Prabhupada said they will engage in illicit sex ,Brahmananda Prabhu told me of this instruction of Srila Prabhupada in 1995
(74)
adharma saṁyoge āra straiṇa bhāve rata
yoṣit-saṅgī jana duṣṭa śāstrera sammata
“That corrupt person who engages in illicit sex and is mentally infatuated with females, is a yoṣīt-saṅgī (one who is attached to women). That is the opinion of the śāstra.
Note : Illicit sex is also anyone who is married and have sex with their wife for other purpose than having a KC child
Dvitīya prakāra asat – kṛṣṇete abhakta tina prakāra
(The Second type of Bad Association – Those who are Not Devotees of Kṛṣṇa are of Three Kinds)
(75)
kṛṣṇete abhakta – asat dvitīya prakāra
māyāvādī dharma-dhvajī nirīśvara āra
“One who is not a devotee of Kṛṣṇa (abhakta) – this is the second type of bad association. This includes the māyāvādi, the dharma-dhvajī (religious hypocrites who wrap themselves in the flag of religion), and atheists. (15)
(15) Māyāvādī refers to those who do not consider the form of Bhagavān to be eternal, who believe that Kṛṣṇa and His other forms are comprised of māyā, and who think that the jīvas are also made of māyā. Dharma-dhvajī means those who internally have no bhakti or renunciation and dress deceptively only in order to make a living.
Yini balena, ei saba lokera nindākeo sādhu-nindā bale, tinio varjya
(Those Who Declare that the Condemnation of All these People is an Offence to Sādhus, are also to be Rejected)
(76)
varjile e saba saṅga sādhu-nindā naya
ihāke ye nindā bale sei varjya haya
“Giving up the association of all these types of people is not an offence to sādhus. Anyone who claims that it is an offence is useless!
(77)
ei saba saṅga chāḍi ananya-śaraṇa
kṛṣṇa-nāma kari pāya kṛṣṇa-prema-dhana
“Anyone who avoids all these types of people, takes exclusive shelter of the Lord and no one else, and chants kṛṣṇa-nāma, attains the great wealth of kṛṣṇa-prema.
Vaiṣṇavābhāsa, prākṛta-vaiṣṇava, vaiṣṇava-prāya o kaniṣṭha-vaiṣṇava—ei sakala ekai kathā
(The Glimmer of a Vaiṣṇava, the Materialistic Vaiṣṇava, the Marginal Vaiṣṇava and the Neophyte Vaiṣṇava – All these Words Mean the Same Thing)
(78)
sādhu-sevā-hīna arce laukika śraddhāya
prākṛta vaiṣṇava haya vaiṣṇavera prāya
“One who possesses ordinary śraddhā, who worships the Deity, but does not serve the sādhus is a prākṛta-vaiṣṇava (a materialistic Vaiṣṇava), a vaiṣṇava-prāya (a marginal Vaiṣṇava).
(79)
vaiṣṇava-ābhāsa sei nahe ta’ vaiṣṇava
kemane pāibe sādhu-saṅgera vaiṣṇava
“He is a Vaiṣṇavābhāsa (a glimmer of a Vaiṣṇava) and not a real Vaiṣṇava. Somehow he must get the association of sādhus to become a Vaiṣṇava.
(80)
ataeva kaniṣṭha madhyete tāre gaṇi
tāre kṛpā karibena vaiṣṇava āpani
“Therefore, I consider him to be a kaniṣṭha-vaiṣṇava (a neophyte Vaiṣṇava). By the mercy (of the devotees), he may become a Vaiṣṇava.
Madhyama vaiṣṇava
(The Intermediate Vaiṣṇava)
(81)
kṛṣṇa-prema kṛṣṇa-bhakte maitrī ācaraṇa
bāliśete kṛpā āra dveṣī upekṣaṇa
“One who develops kṛṣṇa-prema, who displays friendly behaviour to Kṛṣṇa’s devotees, who is compassionate to the innocent and avoids those who are envious…
(82)
karile madhyama bhakta śuddha bhakta hana
kṛṣṇa-nāmne adhikāra karena arjana
…such a person is a madhyama-bhakta (intermediate devotee). Very soon he becomes a pure devotee and attains the qualification to chant kṛṣṇa-nāma.
Uttama vaiṣṇava (The Highest Vaiṣnava)
(83)
sarvatra yāṅhāra haya kṛṣṇa-daraśana
kṛṣṇe sakalera sthiti kṛṣṇa prāṇa dhana
“One who sees Kṛṣṇa everywhere, who understands that everything rests within Kṛṣṇa, and who considers Kṛṣṇa to be the wealth of his life…
(84)
vaiṣṇavāvaiṣṇava-bheda nāhi thāke tāṅra
vaiṣṇava uttama tini kṛṣṇa-nāma-sāra
…who sees no difference between Vaiṣṇavas and non-Vaiṣṇavas. Such a person is an uttama-vaiṣṇava (the highest Vaiṣṇava). Kṛṣṇa-nāma is essentially everything for him.
Note there has never been any Uttama Adhikari in the line of Lord Caitanya who did not chant 64 to 192 rounds daily that is a fact
Madhyama vaiṣṇavai sādhu sevā karena
(An Intermediate Vaiṣṇava Must Serve Sādhus)
(85)
ataeva madhyama vaiṣṇava mahāśaya
sādhu sevā rata sadā thākena niścaya
“Therefore, a respectable madhyama-vaiṣṇava must certainly serve this kind of sādhu constantly. (16)
(16) From the stage of a madhyama-vaiṣṇava one starts to give due consideration of who is a pure Vaiṣṇava. A madhyama has the eligibility to deliberate upon who is a Vaiṣṇava and who is not a Vaiṣṇava, because he needs to serve a pure Vaiṣṇava. If he gives up discriminating who is a Vaiṣṇava and who is not a Vaiṣṇava, then the madhyama–vaiṣṇava will commit an offense to the Vaiṣṇavas. With earnestness, he should seek out a pure Vaiṣṇava and serve him. When an uttama-vaiṣṇava makes no distinction between a Vaiṣṇava and a non-Vaiṣṇava, then how can he serve the Vaiṣṇavas? The uttama-vaiṣṇava sees no difference between enemies and friends, therefore how can he distinguish between Vaiṣṇavas and non-Vaiṣṇavas?
Prākṛta vaiṣṇava nāmābhāsera adhikārī
(The Materialistic Devotee is Qualified for Nāmābhāsa)
(86)
prākṛta vaiṣṇava yei vaiṣṇavera prāya
nāmābhāse adhikārī sarva-śāstra gāya
“All the śāstra states that the prākṛta-vaiṣṇava, or vaiṣṇava-prāya, is eligible to chant nāmābhāsa.
Madhyama vaiṣṇava nāmādhikārī o nāmāparādha vicāra karibena (The Intermediate Vaiṣṇava is Qualified for the Holy Name, But Must be Cautious about Offences to the Name)
(87)
madhyama vaiṣṇava mātra nāme adhikārī
śrī-nāma-bhajane aparādhera vicārī
“The madhyama-vaiṣṇava is qualified to chant the Holy Name, but he must take offences into consideration when engaged in śrī nāma-bhajana.
(88)
uttama vaiṣṇave aparādha asambhava
sarvatra dekhena tini kṛṣṇera vaibhava
“It is impossible for an uttama-vaiṣṇava to make offences, because he sees Kṛṣṇa’s opulence everywhere.
(89)
nija nija adhikāra kariyā vicāra
sādhu-nindā aparādha kari parihāra
“In consideration of one’s own qualification, one should abstain from the offence of criticising sādhus. (17)
(17) It is necessary to know one’s qualification by considering one’s own nature. Knowing this qualification and performing nāma-saṅkīrtana with fixed determination, is the dharma of a Vaiṣṇava.
(90)
sādhu saṅga sādhu sevā nāma saṅkīrtana
sarva jīve dayā ei bhakta ācaraṇa
“Keeping company with sādhus, serving them, performing nāma–saṅkīrtana, and showing mercy to all jīvas – this is the conduct of a devotee.
Sādhu nindā ghaṭile ki karā kartavya?
(What Should One Do if they Have Offended a Sādhu?)
(91)
pramāde yadyapi ghaṭe sādhu-vigarhaṇa
tabe anutāpe dhari se sādhu-caraṇa
“If out of foolishness one has offended a sādhu, then with remorse one should catch hold of that sādhu’s feet.
(92)
kāṅdiyā baliba prabho kṣami aparādha
e duṣṭa-nindake kara vaiṣṇava-prasāda
Weeping, he should say, ‘O prabhu, please forgive my offence! Kindly give the mercy of a Vaiṣṇava to this wicked offender.’
(93)
sādhu baḍa dayāmaya tabe ārdra-mane
kṣamibena aparādha kṛpā āliṅgane
“The sādhu, being full of compassion, with a tender heart will then forgive the offence and mercifully embrace him. (18)
(18) In this way, Gopāla Cāpāla’s offence to a Vaiṣṇava was forgiven. Kindly look in the pramāṇa-mālā (the garland of śāstrika evidence).
(94)
ei ta prathama aparādhera vicāra
śrī-caraṇe nivedinu ājñā anusāra
” According to Your instruction, I place this description of the first offense at Your divine feet.”
(95)
hari-dāsa pāda-padme bhramara ye jana
hari-nāma-cintāmaṇi tāṅhāra jīvana
May this Hari-nāma Cintāmaṇi become the very life of those persons who swarm like bumblebees at the lotus feet of Hari Dāsa.
iti śrī-hari-nāma-cintāmaṇau
sādhu-nindāparādha-vicāro nāma caturthaḥ paricchedaḥ
Thus ends the fourth chapter of Śrī Hari-nāma Cintāmaṇi entitled,
‘A Deliberation on Offences to a Sādhu.’
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