The Symptoms of Those Who are Free From the Ten Offences

The symptoms of those who are free from the ten offences

Dasaparadha sunya vyaktira laksana

Therefore, one must carefully renounce any criticism of the sadhus, a purified mind knows that Vishnu is the para-tattva[1]…

…knowing that nama-guru[2] and nama-sastra[3] are supreme, considering in the heart that the Name is transcendentally pure and spiritual…

…striving to repel the desire to engage in illicit activities, which is the seed of sin, by teaching Suddha-nama to those people who have sraddha…

…and ceasing all other activities of simple virtue, he surrenders to remembering the Name and becomes free from all inattention.

After a few days of chanting without offense, Bhava arises

Niraparadhe name laile alpa dine bhavodaya haya

Such a person is blessed in the three worlds and very fortunate. He is eligible to receive Krishna’s mercy. He is a home of good qualities.

In a few days, by chanting sri-nama, bhava will manifest and they will attain the richness of prema.

The stages of advancement

Unnati krama

After a few days, by the will of Krishna, a person at the sadhana stage reaches the bhava stage and then the prema stage. All Sastra declare this to be the highest perfection.

You have declared that a Mahajana who chants the Name without any offense will attain the wealth of prema.

Considering the opposite of this

Vyatireka bhave ihara cinta

One who chants the Holy Name but does not renounce offenses, even if he engages in thousands of disciplines, will never attain bhakti.

Jnanis and karmis should know that through jnana one attains mukti and through karma one attains bhukti (material enjoyment), but it is extremely rare for them to attain Krishna-bhakti even by performing pure sadhana.

Bhukti and mukti are like oysters, while the result of bhakti is like the pearl. The Jiva attains glory when he reaches pure bhakti.

Those devotees who become expert in the state of sadhana, the bhakti-lata[4] awards them with the fruit of prema, even after engaging in little sadhana.

 Expertise in Bhajana

Bhajana naipunya

One who avoids the ten offenses while chanting the Holy Name becomes expert in sadhana and bhajana.

The gravity of Namaparadha

Namaparadhera guruta

Therefore, if one has a strong desire to attain bhakti, they should avoid the ten offenses and take shelter of the Name.

He must be careful of all offenses and feel sorry when he cannot avoid them.

By dedicating oneself firmly to the feet of the Holy Name, the Name will be merciful, and offenses will be nullified.

Other virtuous activities or various types of atonement cannot destroy these offenses.

The method of not committing Namaparadha

Namaparadha parityagera upaya

With continuous chanting of the Name[5], namaparadha disappears. Those offenses no longer find a place in the sadhaka’s heart.

One should chant the Name day and night with a sense of remorse. Then the offenses disappear and the result of nama is achieved.

When the offenses have passed, Suddha-nama appears. Suddha-nama overflows with bhava and prema.

O Mahaprabhu, be merciful and immerse me in nama-rasa, so that these ten offenses may never enter my heart.

 

By the mercy of Hari Dasa, this Bhaktivinoda chants Hari-nama Cintamani with amazement.

 

 

iti sri-hari-nama-cintamanau aham-mama-bhavaparadha-vicar nama

trayodasaḥ paricchedaḥ

 

Thus ends the thirteenth chapter of Sri Hari-nama Cintamani entitled

“A deliberation on the offense to the Name by maintaining the mentality of ‘I’ and ‘mine’.”

[1] The Supreme Truth.

[2] The spiritual master who gives the Holy Name.

[3] The books that teach and glorify the Holy Name.

[4] The seedling of bhakti.

[5] Continuous chanting of the Name is called avisranta-nama.

 

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