The need for chanting japa
We often hear that the name of Bhagavān is all-powerful, such that uttering it even once destroys all pāpa, or accumulated sin. Even nāma-ābhāsa, the […]
Japa
Nāma-aparādhas are the only obstacle on the path of bhakti
I continue translating Śrī Viśvanātha’s fascinating commentary on the Bhāgavata verses 6.2.9 and 6.2.10 which teaches fundamental principles of nāma-aparādha, or offense to Bhagavān’s name. […]
Bhakti disregards the eighth offense to Bhagavān’s name implicit in karma and jñāna
I continue translating Śrī Viśvanātha’s fascinating commentary on the Bhāgavata verses 6.2.9 and 6.2.10 which teaches fundamental principles of nāma-aparādha, or offense to Bhagavān’s name. […]
Utterance of Bhagavān’s name is the topmost atonement
A defining feature of the Caitanya tradition is the emphasis on japa of Bhagavān’s name. At the suggestion of Śrī Ananta Kṛṣṇa dāsa ji, I […]
Rules of chanting japa
Sri Ananta Krsna dasa ji, Babaji’s disciple, has selected a number of statements from chapter 17 of the Hari Bhakti Vilasa, in an effort to […]
Aparādhas in deity worship
Aparādhas or offenses are the only obstacles that prevent sādhakas from attaining the fruit of bhakti. There are sevā-aparādhas and nāma-aparādhas. I have presented nāma-aparādhas […]
Disrespecting the devas is an offense to Śrī Kṛṣṇa
We have seen that disrespecting Śrī Śiva is an offense in a previous article on Śrī Sanātana Goswami’s commentary on Śrī Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Goswami’s Hari Bhakti Vilāsa. […]
Śrī Sanatana Goswami’s commentary on the aparādhas to Hari-nāma
I have presented Śrī Babaji’s translations of the ten offenses to Hari-nāma from the Bhakti Sandarbha in a previous article which were based on Śrī […]
Śrī Jīva Goswami explains the ten aparādhas to Hari-nāma
In Anuccheda 256 of the Bhakti Sandarbha, Śrī Jīva Goswami explains the ten aparādhas or offenses to be avoided during chanting of Hari-nāma. I will […]
Rupa Goswami defines japa and kīrtana
Rupa Goswami defines japa in the Bhakti rasāmṛta sindhu (1.2.149-151) as follows: mantrasya sulaghūccāro japa ity abhidhīyate || Here, sulaghūccāraḥ = su + laghu + […]