{"id":71264,"date":"2025-02-19T01:57:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T20:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/?p=71264"},"modified":"2025-02-18T10:00:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T04:30:21","slug":"the-symptoms-of-those-who-are-free-from-the-ten-offences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/the-symptoms-of-those-who-are-free-from-the-ten-offences\/","title":{"rendered":"The Symptoms of Those Who are Free From the Ten Offences"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/a><\/a>The symptoms of those who are free from the ten offences<\/span><\/h2>\n

Dasaparadha sunya vyaktira laksana<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, one must carefully renounce any criticism of the sadhus, a purified mind knows that Vishnu is the para-tattva[1]<\/a>…<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2026knowing that nama-guru[2]<\/a> and nama-sastra[3]<\/a> are supreme, considering in the heart that the Name is transcendentally pure and spiritual\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2026striving 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\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2026and ceasing all other activities of simple virtue, he surrenders to remembering the Name and becomes free from all inattention.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a><\/a>After a few days of chanting without offense, Bhava arises<\/span><\/h2>\n

Niraparadhe name laile alpa dine bhavodaya haya<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a few days, by chanting sri-nama, bhava will manifest and they will attain the richness of prema.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a><\/a>The stages of advancement<\/span><\/h2>\n

Unnati krama<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

You have declared that a Mahajana who chants the Name without any offense will attain the wealth of prema.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a><\/a>Considering the opposite of this<\/span><\/h2>\n

Vyatireka bhave ihara cinta<\/span><\/p>\n

One who chants the Holy Name but does not renounce offenses, even if he engages in thousands of disciplines, will never attain bhakti.<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bhukti and mukti are like oysters, while the result of bhakti is like the pearl. The Jiva attains glory when he reaches pure bhakti.<\/span><\/p>\n

Those devotees who become expert in the state of sadhana, the bhakti-lata[4]<\/a> awards them with the fruit of prema, even after engaging in little sadhana.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/a>Expertise in Bhajana<\/span><\/h2>\n

Bhajana naipunya<\/span><\/p>\n

One who avoids the ten offenses while chanting the Holy Name becomes expert in sadhana and bhajana.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a><\/a>The gravity of Namaparadha<\/span><\/h2>\n

Namaparadhera guruta<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, if one has a strong desire to attain bhakti, they should avoid the ten offenses and take shelter of the Name.<\/span><\/p>\n

He must be careful of all offenses and feel sorry when he cannot avoid them.<\/span><\/p>\n

By dedicating oneself firmly to the feet of the Holy Name, the Name will be merciful, and offenses will be nullified.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other virtuous activities or various types of atonement cannot destroy these offenses.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a><\/a>The method of not committing Namaparadha<\/span><\/h2>\n

Namaparadha parityagera upaya<\/span><\/p>\n

With continuous chanting of the Name[5]<\/a>, namaparadha disappears. Those offenses no longer find a place in the sadhaka’s heart.<\/span><\/p>\n

One should chant the Name day and night with a sense of remorse. Then the offenses disappear and the result of nama is achieved.<\/span><\/p>\n

When the offenses have passed, Suddha-nama appears. Suddha-nama overflows with bhava and prema.<\/span><\/p>\n

O Mahaprabhu, be merciful and immerse me in nama-rasa, so that these ten offenses may never enter my heart.<\/span><\/p>\n

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By the mercy of Hari Dasa, this Bhaktivinoda chants Hari-nama Cintamani with amazement.<\/span><\/p>\n

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iti sri-hari-nama-cintamanau aham-mama-bhavaparadha-vicar nama<\/span><\/p>\n

trayodasa\u1e25 pariccheda\u1e25<\/span><\/p>\n

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

\u201cA deliberation on the offense to the Name by maintaining the mentality of ‘I’ and ‘mine’.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

[1]<\/a> The Supreme Truth.<\/span><\/p>\n

[2]<\/a> The spiritual master who gives the Holy Name.<\/span><\/p>\n

[3]<\/a> The books that teach and glorify the Holy Name.<\/span><\/p>\n

[4]<\/a> The seedling of bhakti.<\/span><\/p>\n

[5]<\/a> Continuous chanting of the Name is called avisranta-nama.<\/span><\/p>\n

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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":"

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]… \u2026knowing that … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":115,"featured_media":55349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,189],"tags":[262],"class_list":["post-71264","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":"2026-06-14 23:05:34","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\/71264","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=71264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71264\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}