{"id":70813,"date":"2024-12-23T01:46:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T20:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/?p=70813"},"modified":"2024-12-22T08:59:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T03:29:20","slug":"consulting-the-srutis-is-the-method-of-purification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/consulting-the-srutis-is-the-method-of-purification\/","title":{"rendered":"Consulting the Srutis is the Method of Purification"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/a>Consulting the Srutis is the method of purification<\/span><\/h2>\n

Sruti-vicare suddha prakriya<\/span><\/p>\n

When the primary meanings[1]<\/a> of the Srutis meet, ultimately suddha-bhakti is obtained. Then the Jiva acquires the wealth of prema.<\/span><\/p>\n

He who accepts the useless secondary meanings of the Srutis turns away from the eternal truth and perishes due to his offense.<\/span><\/p>\n

All the Vedas agree that pranava Om is the Name of Krishna. By chanting that Name, the Jivas can reach the eternal abode.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pranava, the great word[2]<\/a> of the Vedas, is a Name of Krishna. A devotee takes eternal refuge in this Name.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Vedas declare to the world the spiritual nature of nama. Even with a namabhasa[3]<\/a>, all kinds of perfections are achieved.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>The Vedas only give instructions on pure Nama-bhajana<\/span><\/h2>\n

Veda kevala suddha-nama-bhajana siksa dena<\/span><\/p>\n

Those who are unfortunate do not understand all the teachings found within the Veda and do offense to the Name by criticizing the Vedas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mahajanas who practice Suddha-nama take refuge in the Vedas and attain nama-rasa and the treasure of prema.<\/span><\/p>\n

All the Vedas say, \u201cChant Hari-nama, that is the essence! By chanting, you will get the highest kind of love and unlimited bliss.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Vedas also say: In the spiritual world, the realized Mahajanas constantly chant nama-sankirtana.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>The teachings of the Tamasika Tantras are opposite to the Vedas<\/span><\/h2>\n

Tamasa-tantra siksa veda viruddha<\/span><\/p>\n

In Kali-yuga many people worship Maya-sakti, rejecting the transcendental personality and rasa of krishna-nama.<\/span><\/p>\n

Followers of tantras who are in the mode of ignorance criticize the Vedas. Finding pleasure in wine and meat, they die due to their adharma[4]<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

All these critics never accept Krishna-nama. They never reach Krishna’s abode in Vrindavana.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>The need for mercy by Maya Devi<\/span><\/h2>\n

Maya-devira niskapata krpa-i prayojana<\/span><\/p>\n

Maya Devi forces all these atheists to fall and is not inclined to give them the nectar of the Holy Name.<\/span><\/p>\n

But if Maya is satisfied with their service to a sadhu, then she will unreservedly give them the shadow of Krishna’s feet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Maya is the servant of Krishna and punishes the Jivas who are averse to the Lord. Those hypocrites who worship Maya will never attain auspiciousness.<\/span><\/p>\n

To those who chant Krishna-nama, Maya Devi gives niskapata-krpa[5]<\/a> and thus they can go beyond material nature.<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, one should abandon the offense of Sruti-ninda[6]<\/a> and day by day absorb oneself in the rasa of nama-sankirtana.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>The remedy for this offense<\/span><\/h2>\n

Tad-aparadhera pratikara<\/span><\/p>\n

If I foolishly criticize the Srutis, I must repent and offer them respect again.<\/span><\/p>\n

I have to offer them flowers and tulasi, I have to constantly worship them along with Bhagavata with great care.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Bhagavata[7]<\/a> is the essence of Sruti and is an avatara of Krishna. He will surely grant me unlimited mercy!<\/span><\/p>\n

He who trusts in the dust of Hari Dasa’s feet places this jeweled necklace of Holy Names around his neck.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

iti sri-hari-nama-cintamanau sruti-ninda aparadha vicar<\/span><\/p>\n

nama saptama\u1e25 pariccheda\u1e25<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Thus ends the seventh chapter of Sri Hari-nama Cintamani entitled<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA deliberation on the offense of criticizing the Sruti\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

[1]<\/a> Abhidha-vrtti.<\/span><\/p>\n

[2]<\/a> Maha-vakya.<\/span><\/p>\n

[3]<\/a> A semblance of the Name.<\/span><\/p>\n

[4]<\/a> Activities contrary to the instructions of the Vedas.<\/span><\/p>\n

[5]<\/a> Sincere mercy.<\/span><\/p>\n

[6]<\/a> Offense to the Srutis.<\/span><\/p>\n

[7]<\/a> The Srimad-Bhagavatam.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

This is a section of the book \u201cHarinama Cintamani (English)\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

To buy the complete book,<\/span>\u00a0click above<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Consulting the Srutis is the method of purification Sruti-vicare suddha prakriya When the primary meanings[1] of the Srutis meet, ultimately suddha-bhakti is obtained. Then the Jiva acquires the wealth of prema. He who accepts the useless … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":115,"featured_media":52808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,189],"tags":[262],"class_list":["post-70813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english","category-kadacha-eng","tag-harinama-cintamani-eng"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-19 04:35:14","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/115"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}