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Four Kinds of Namabhasa

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das 1. Sāṅketya-nāmābhāsa–is uttering the Lord’s name to allude to something else. For instance, Ajāmila called his son Nārāyaṇa at the time of his death, but Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s name is also…
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Weeds of Bhukti Mukti Nama

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das Sri Caitanya compares bhakti to a creeper growing in a garden. Ideally, chanting Kṛṣṇa’s names should “water” this bhakti-lata (creeper of devotion), and make it grow to the mature stage of producing the…
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9. Offense: Instruct Faithless in the Glories of Nama

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das It is an offense to individually instruct a faithless person, or one who is not interested in hearing the glories of nama. Such a person will respond in a disrespectful way and commit unlimited offenses to the holy…
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5. Offense: Minimize the Glories of Chanting

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das It is wrong to think that the unparalleled results of chanting harinama are exaggerations given to induce people to take up chanting. The holy name is completely independent and self-manifest. He does not depend on…
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First Offense: Rectification

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das Offending Vaiṣṇavas is the first and foremost offense. Although Jagāi and Mādhāi committed every possible sin, they never committed the sin of blaspheming a Vaiṣṇava. Harināma cintāmaṇi says one can…
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The Ten Offenses to the Holy Name (from Padma Purana)

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das 1.satāṁ ninda-namnaḥ param aparādham vitanute, yataḥ khyātiṁ yātaṁ katham u sahate tu tad vigarhām–To show envy or criticize a devotee or saintly person. 2.śivasya śrī visnor ya iha guṇa nāmādi…
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Good Results of Nama-aparadha

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das “The accumulation of sins from nāma-aparādha is even more dreadful than the result of committing the five mahā-pāpa millions of times. Thus one can easily estimate the dire results of nāma-aparādha. Nevertheless,…

Effects of Nama-aparadha

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das By offending sri-nama one loses his taste and attraction for sadhana-bhakti. In other words, a devotee will no longer derive any happiness from hearing and chanting, sadhu-sanga and serving Sri Guru. The world of Kṛṣṇa…
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Radharani’s Manjaris: Tattva & Lilas 027 “Loving Bumblebees “

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das This series of posts will present facts (tattva) regarding the identity, moods (gopi-bhava), intimacy and sevas of Srimati Radharani’s beautiful and talented handmaidens known as manjaris, kinkaris, or dasis. Also,…
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Chapter Three: Nama-aparadha

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das Nama-aparadha is an utterance of the holy name that is made with enmity in the heart. It is the lowest form of chanting wherein one commits any of the ten offenses against the holy name. As long as one chants with…
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Verses in Praise of the Holy Name

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das When the sastras describe the glories of the holy name there is no exaggeration because they are not referring to the material sound, but to the spiritual sound that appears through the material sound by a qualified…
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Glories of the Holy Name: Gives Everlasting Wealth

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das aparādha-śūnya ho’ye loho kṛṣṇa-nāma, kṛṣṇa mātā, kṛṣṇa pitā, kṛṣṇa dhana-prāna Being careful to remain free of offenses, just take the holy name of Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa is your…
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Chapter Two: Glories of the Holy Name

One will strengthen his faith and determination to chant japa by repeatedly hearing the wonderful glories of the holy name, and by studying different slokas in praise of nama-bhajana. Such practices are endorsed by the previous acaryas such…
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Three Names – Gauna, Mukhya and Madhurya

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das Harināma-cintāmaṇi explains two categories of holy names: mukhya nāma (primary) and gauṇa nāma (secondary). “The holy names of the Lord that describe His transcendental pastimes are defined as principal names.…
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Radha Sakhis 64 Arts

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das The Srimad Bhagavatam says that after 64 days and nights of lessons from Their Guru Sri Sandipani Muni,  Bhagavan Sri Krishna and Baladeva fully mastered the 64 arts, tau sanjagrhatuh ahah ratraih catuh shashtya kalah.…
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10,000 YEARS GOLDEN AGE?

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das Scholars say the Brahma Vaivarta Purana is one of the most interpolated Puranas. The following verse is often quoted to prove existence of a 10,000-year golden era in Kali-yuga. However, this point is not mentioned…
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ISKCON & Raganuga Bhakti part 4

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das Due to unclear verse translations and purports in Srila Prabhupada’s books like “Nectar of Devotion” and “Sri Chaitanya-caritamrita”, many ISKCON members misunderstand and misrepresent the authorized practice…
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ISKCON & Raganuga Bhakti part 3

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das Due to unclear verse translations and purports in Srila Prabhupada’s books like “Nectar of Devotion” and “Sri Chaitanya-caritamrita”, many ISKCON members misunderstand and misrepresent the authorized practice…

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