Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das
#Bhakti #VaisnavaAparadha
#Vaisnava #Suicide #DevoteeBehavior #Devotees #Respect
Vaisnava aparadha is
spiritual suicide. But unfortunately, thousands of devotees are dying daily
from this terrible deed. Vaisnava aparadha is like cancer. And it just grows
and grows invisibly inside one slowing devouring the vitals of one’s bhakti.
A Vrajavasi saint living in
Varshana named 108 Sri Sri Vinod Hari Das Babaji Maharaja gives the following
important teachings about Vaisnava ninda, disrespecting and offending devotees
of Bhagavan Sri Krishna. Definitely, if you read this post 108 times, you will
understand and realize the unique and special position of EVERY SINGLE VAISNAVA
without distinction.
Then once and for all the
dreaded deadly disease of Vaisnava ninda will be removed, and peace, pure
vision, balance and joy will arise in your purified consciousness.
THE SUBJECT OF VAISNAVA APARADHA
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Sri Vinod Haridas Babaji
Maharaja said, “The other aparadhas break the branches and leaves of the
wish-fulfilling creeper of bhakti. However Vaisnava-aparadha is very powerful
and it uproots the creeper altogether.
If we commit the other aparadhas
the creeper will, no doubt, grow weak, but it will continue to live. However,
if we commit Vaisnava-aparadha the creeper of bhakti dries up completely.
Shastra say, “If we beat, criticize, disrespect, get angry with, do not express
pleasure on seeing, do not pay obeisance and do not glorify a Vaishnav we
commit Vaisnava-aparadha.” - (Sri Hari-bhakti-vilas)
Sriman-Mahaprabhu has
especially warned the sadhak about this Vaishnavaparadhas. Sri Chaitanya
Charitamrita and Sri Chaitanya Bhägabat mention Vaisnava-aparadha repeatedly. Meaning
– “Chaitanya Gosain (Sriman-Mahaprabhu) delivered even the drunkards, but He
sent the ones who indulge in Vaishnav-ninda in the Kumbhipäka hell.
Gourachandra will deliver
everybody except the ones who criticize the Vaishnavs since they are the most
fallen ones. Even if one pays obeisance to Sri Bhagavän, he will perish if he
criticizes a devotee since it strikes Sri Gourahari like a spear in His heart.
All Shästras declare that even if one is all-knowing he will fall down if he
criticizes a Vaishnav. Although Sri Krishna’s Holy name cleanses us of all the
sins, He cannot deliver us from the effects of Vaisnava-aparadha.”
– (Sri Chaitanya Bhägabat)
“heno baishnab-aparadhas jasi
uthe hatimata,
upariya chinde tar shuki jay
pata.”
Meaning – “A Vaisnava-aparadha
is like an intoxicated elephant. It uproots the wish-fulfilling creeper of
bhakti and its leaves dry up.”
- (C.C.)
Besides these, other Shästras
too have warned us about Vaisnava-aparadha.
“ninda kurvanti ye mudha
vaishnavanang mahatmanang,
patanti pitribhih sardhang
maha-raurava-sansthite.”
Meaning – “All those fools
who criticize Vaishnavs, they fall into the Raurava hell8 along with their
ancestors.” – (Skanda Puran)
“janma prabhriti yat kinchit
sukritang samuparjiang,
nasham-ayati tat sarvang
pidayed yadi vaishnavan.”
Meaning – “Those who hurt
Vaishnavs, all their pious activities (even those performed in previous
lifetimes) come to a naught.”
– (Skanda Puran)
“pujitaih bhagavan
vishnur-janmantarshatair-api,
prasidati na vishwatma
vaishnave cha-avamanite.”
Meaning – “Sri Bhagavän is
never ever pleased with all those who show disrespect towards Vaishnavs.” –
(Srimad-Bhägavatam)
So now, you can understand
how dangerous Vaisnava-aparadha is. If we keep on collecting Vaisnava-aparadha
there is no point in performing lots of bhajan. There is no way we can progress
even the slightest bit in bhakti.
Vaisnava-aparadha does not
constitute only Vaishnav-ninda. May be someone comes to you and does Vaishnav-ninda,
you only say “Yea, yea, that’s right”. Even then, you will have to bear the
entire effect of Vaishnav-ninda. It is like this - suppose, someone comes to
you with an application, you do not say anything, but only sign below it; this
is proof enough that you are making that statement. Similarly, if someone comes
to you and does Vaishnav-ninda and you quietly nod your head then you should
understand that you too are making the same comments.
Vivek das – That is all
right. However, Shästras prescribe some behavioral code for the Vaishnavs, do
they not? If some Vaishnavs do not follow these rules – instead - they behave
in a completely opposite manner then why can we not mention it? Why should that
constitute Vaisnava-aparadha?
Gour kripa – Most certainly,
it will constitute Vaisnava-aparadha. Even if we see some Vaishnav behaving
against the Shästriya-rules, we must not indulge in ninda. Instead, we should
give him full respect, as a sädhu deserves to be given. This is because the
Lord says in Sri Bhagavad Gita –
“api chedsuduraharo bhajate
mam-ananyabhk,
sädhureva sa mantavyah samyag
vyavasito hi sah.”
Meaning – “Even if someone is
most sinful, but he worships me alone, then you must consider him to be a sädhu.”
Hence, if we ever disrespect
a sädhu it is an aparadhas.
“hari-bhakti-para ye cha
harinama parayanah,
durvritta vä suvritta va
tebhyo nityang namo namah.”
Meaning – “Whoever does
Hari-bhakti and chants Holy Name – he may be good or bad
– I pay him my obeisance.”
– (Brihan-naradiya Puran)
“bhagavati cha
haravananya-cheta
bhrisha-malino’pi virajate
manushyah,
na hi shasha-kslushachchavih
kadachit
timira-parabhävatam-upaiti
chandrah.”
Meaning – “One who has bhakti
for Sri Krishna alone, even if he is seen to commit some sinful activities, he
always emits the aura of bhakti, just as the moon, although blemished, is not
defeated by darkness.” – (Nrisimha Puran)
Therefore, we must never ever
show contempt for a Vaishnav. Sri Chaitanya Bhägabat has strictly warned us
–“We shall never get any respite if we criticize a worthy Vaishnav, for his
behavior is beyond our limited understanding. Sometimes a worthy Vaishnav
commits the same activities as a sinful person, only by Sri Krishna’s kripa,
someone can understand this – but there are others who fall in trouble (of
Vaishnav-ninda) and perish.
Those who do not fall in this
pit, they survive in bhakti. I can see only one way out of this peril – it is
best to glorify and behave humbly with everyone. In this mood, we must chant
Holy Name and carefully hear from the great devotees. Then Krishna gives them
divine intelligence, he crosses over the material ocean and no one can stop
him.”
Vivek das – All right, I will
not do Vaishnav-ninda. However, if someone comes to me and does the same then
how is it harmful?
Gour kripa – Of course, it
will harm you! If someone come to you and does Vaishnav-ninda – you don’t know
whether that person is telling the truth or a lie, yet your respect towards
that Vaishnav will decrease, won’t it? Immediately you will incur Vaisnava-aparadha
! This is why Shästras have ordered us not hear Vaishnav-ninda.
“nindam bhagavah shrinvan
tatparasya janasya Vaisnava-aparadha,
Tato napaiti yah so’pi
yatyadhah sukritachchyutah.”
Meaning – “On hearing Sri
Krishna-ninda and ninda of Sri Krishna’s devotees, those who do not leave the
place, he loses all his sukritis9 and falls down to the hellish planets.”
(Srimad-Bhägavatam)
“sädhu-ninda shunile sukriti
hoy khoy,
janma janma adhahpat bede ei
koy.’
Meaning – “The Vedas state
that if we hear sädhu-ninda we lose our sukriti and fall down in every birth.”
From all these statements
made in Shästras we can understand how dangerous is Vaisnava-aparadha ! So
whoever wishes to progress in bhakti must be extremely careful about Vaisnava-aparadha.
It is best to consider every Vaishnav as Sri Govinda’s dear devotee, show him
respect and pay obeisance.
Vivek das – Does this mean
that even a Babaji should show respect to a householder and pay obeisance?
Gour-kripa – A Vaishnav is a
Vaishnav. He may be a grihastha or a renounced – that is immaterial. We must
never distinguish. We must show respect, behave respectfully and pay dandavat
to every Vaishnav. Otherwise, we’ll be committing an offence. Sri Bhagavän sees
our heart. Whose heart is always filled with Krishna and he is not interested
in material things, is a true Vaishnav. Sri Gita has defined ‘sannyas’ as –
“jneyah sa nitya-sannyasi yo
dweshti na kankshati,
nirdvandvo hi mahabaho
sukhang bandhat pramuchyate.”
Meaning - “O Mahabaho! He who
never desires anything material, is devoid of anger and envy, know him to be an
eternal sannyasi. A pure devotee like him, who is devoid of such dilemma very
easily, transcends material bondage and gains liberation.”
Sri Bhagavän has said in Sri
Gita –
“anashritah karmaphalang
karyang karma karoti yah,
sa sannyasi cha yogi cha
niragnirna chakriya.”
Meaning – “Whoever discharges
his duties without expecting any fruit thereof; he alone is a sannyasi, a yogi
and not one who has given up all activities.”
Therefore, if we accept the
above statement of Sri Gita, then it is quite possible that a grihastha, whom I
have shown contempt so far, is actually a sannyasi. Therefore, I have no
business to feel proud ‘Ohh! I am a Babaji’ and treat a grihastha with
contempt. I will only be committing Vaishnavaparadhas if I think him to be ‘a
person worthy of my mercy’ or ‘a materialist’.
Now this does not mean a grihastha
should disrespect a Babaji and think – ‘What is there in a dress? Greatness
depends on the quality of bhajan. I am a nice devotee, I perform good bhajan,
while this person is only a Babaji in name, and he does not behave like one.’
Even this is wrong. If a
grihastha thinks like this and has contempt for a Babaji, he is crossing
maryada and so is committing Vaisnava-aparadha. If a grihastha sees a young
Babaji and thinks – “I am old and experienced. Moreover, I have lived for so
long in Vrindävan and performed bhajan while this Babaji is of my son’s age, so
why should I pay dandavat to him?
Rather I should bless him.”
This is an aparadhas. We must remember that ‘kaupin’ is not something ordinary.
It is according to Sriman-Mahaprabhu’s wish and Goswamis such as Sri Rup and
Sanatan have worn this attire. Therefore, we must never disregard this dress.
“maryada langhile hoy narake
gaman.”
Meaning – “If we overstep
‘maryädä’ we shall go to hell” – (C.C.)
He may do bhajan, he may not
do bhajan, he may or may not behave properly, and still we should not
disrespect him. Moreover, who knows, I am considering him to be my junior, I am
thinking – ‘He is a newcomer, what does he know of bhajan?’ – In reality, he
may have performed asadhan-bhajan for many previous lifetimes and is in a much
more advanced state than I am.
Therefore, I will be at a
loss if I disregard him. Hence, it is best to consider every Vaishnav higher
than myself, pay dandavat, and treat him with respect. Then we have nothing to
fear. We must do dandavat to anyone who dons Vaishnav emblems such as tilak and
Tulsi.
“sakal baishnaber sahit abhed
dekhiya,
je krishna-charan bhaje se
jay toriya.”
Meaning – ‘One who worships
the lotus-feet of Sri Krishna without discriminating between Vaishnavs, he is
delivered.”
- (Sri Chaitanya Bhägabat)
“e-kale je baishnaber bodo
chhoto bole,
nishchinte thakuk se janibe
koto kale.”
Meaning – “Whosoever
discriminates between Vaishnavs may rest in peace, for it will take him a long
time to realize the Truth.”
(Sri Chaitanya Bhägabat)
Vivek das – Tell me, when I
see a Vaishnav, will it not do if I pay him dandavat mentally?
Gour kripa – How is that?
Pranam means ‘By body, mind and speech’. If we do not pay dandavat bodily then
it means we have a veiled pride. What will happen if he considers me inferior?
Only those who think like this will not pay dandavat openly.
Sriman-Mahaprabhu does not
like this sort of Pranam. If we are ashamed to bow our head in front of
Vaishnavs how van we expect to advance in the path of bhakti as shown by
Sriman-Mahaprabhu?
‘baishnab dekhiya je na noway
munda,
sei mundo pode giye naraker
kunda.”
-(Sri Chaitanya Bhägabat)
Meaning – “The one who does
not bow his head before a Vaishnav, his head falls into the pit of hell.” When
we meet a Vaishnav we should at least join our palms, lower our head, speak
humbly and thus show respect.
Vivek das – O exalted one,
today I can see the Vaishnavs embroiled in so many quarrels, due to this my
faith is shaking. What should I do?
Gour kripa – Never ever speak
like this, because Sri Chaitanya Bhägabat is saying –
“nitya-shuddha gyan bastu
baishnab sakal,
tobe je koloho dekho sob
kutuhol.
iha na bujhiye kono kono
buddhi näsh,
eke bonde, är ninde, jaibeko
näsh.”
Meaning – “All Vaishnavs are
eternally pure and have pure knowledge, when you see them quarrel it is only in
play. Some foolish people don’t understand this and take sides. They praise one
and criticize the other – they will surely perish.”
Therefore we must think – “It
is only a leelä of the Vaishnavs. I am foolish, so am unable to comprehend” and
we must not take sides. If you support one and find fault with the other, you
will harm your bhajan.
“je papishtha ek baishnaber
paksha hoy,
anya baishnaber ninde sei jay
khoy.”
Meaning – “He is verily a
sinner who supports one Vaishnav and criticizes another. Such a person will
surely perish. – (Sri Chaitanya Bhägabat)
We must not even go where
there is groupism and Vaishnav-ninda.
je sobhay baishnaber ninda
matra hoy,
sarba-dharma thakileo tär hoy
khoy.
Meaning – Even if an assembly
follows all the rules of Dharma, yet indulges in Vaishnav-ninda, it perishes.”
- (Sri Chaitanya Bhägabat)
Vivek das – But O exalted
one! I live amidst so many Vaishnavs. Then how can I save myself from such Vaisnava-aparadha?
Gour kripa –For this we must
stick to a few rules.
1. We should always remain
engrossed in bhajan and sädhanä.
2. We should not discuss
anything else other than God.
3. We should speak with
anyone only when it is absolutely necessary to do so.
4. We should walk on the road
with our head lowered and palms joined – thus showing respect to everyone.
5. It is best to consider
everyone superior to us.
6. When one comes to us and
criticizes another person we should say, “I have remembered some urgent work”
and quickly leave that place.
7. If we ever see some fault
in another, we should think, “my heart is evil, so I am finding a fault in him,
it is my fault and not his.” In this manner, we must chastise ourselves.
If we do not live like this,
we shall never get rid of aparadhas and these huge barricades will continue to
block our progress in bhakti. We will never even realize when, unknown to us,
these aparadhas have accumulated and have formed mountains on our path.
Vivek das – Now I am really
scared. I have begun to realize that Vaishnavaparadhas is very dangerous
indeed! If I collect Vaisnava-aparadha, then no matter how much I try, I will
make no progress in bhakti whatsoever. Please tell me how I can rid myself of
these Vaisnava-aparadha. Please have mercy on me.
Gour kripa –
Sriman-Mahaprabhu Himself has instructed how to get rid of Vaisnava-aparadha.
He said –
“prabhu bole upadesh korite
se pari,
baishnab-aparadhas khondaite
nari.
je baishnab-sthane apardh hoy
jar,
punah se khomile se ghuche
nohe är.”
Meaning – “The Lord said –I
can instruct you on this matter, but I cannot take away your Vaisnava-aparadha.
The only way to get rid of this aparadhas is to beg forgiveness from the person
against whom you have committed the aparadhas. If he forgives then you are
saved, there is no other way.” - (C.B.)
Therefore, we must please the
one against whom we have committed an aparadhas by glorifying him and showing
him respect. It does not mean we should go and angrily beat our head on the
ground saying, “Sir! Please forgive me. It is entirely my fault! I should have
never spoken to you at all! From now on I‘ll never talk to you and you mustn’t
speak to me either.” In this manner if we harbor anger against that person then
it is of no use.
The best way to rid ourselves
of aparadhas is to repent. “Alas! I am ignorant, so I have committed aparadhas
against a Vaishnav. Unknowingly I have hurt the feelings of a Vaishnav, shame
on me! I am not qualified to be called a devotee at all. If my heart is
blemished like this I shall never ever progress in bhakti.” In this way, we
should be ashamed of ourselves. Bow at the feet of the one against whom we have
committed aparadhas and cry out in misery for forgiveness.
Sri Vishwanath Chakravartipad
has stated the same –
“tatashcha daivat tasminnaparadhase
jate ‘hanta pamarena maya sädhushu
aparadhasämiti’ anutapta
janah ‘krishanou shämyati taptang krishanano
evayam’ iti nyayena
tatpadagra eve nipatya prasadayamiti vishannachetasa
pranatistuti
samman-adibhis-tasyopashamah karyah.”
After much trying if we are
unable to please the devotee, we should continue to try to please him by doing
things to please him. If we are still not successful, we should chastise
ourselves, be very much repentant and take the shelter of Holy Name. We must
also take an oath that we shall never again commit am aparadhas like this. Then
some day Sri Näm-prabhu will take mercy on us.
Vivek das –That's good. The
Shästras say, “If we take the shelter of Holy Name we will be rid of all aparadhas.”
So isn’t it better to follow Shästra and take the shelter of Holy Name rather
than beg others repeatedly to forgive us?
Gour kripa – In that case we
will commit another aparadhas called ’to commit a sin on the strength of Holy
Name’. We have to follow the above-mentioned rule only when we don’t know
against whom we have committed an offence, or the person whom we have offended,
is no more. It leaves us with no option other than to take the shelter of Holy
Name. Then may be Holy Name will take mercy on us. Even then, we must remember
that we must repent enough and we must be especially careful about not
committing such an aparadhas again.
Otherwise, Sri Näm-prabhu
will never be pleased.
Many times, we see that great
devotees do not take offence in spite of behaving badly with them or insulting
them. Instead, he considers it his own fault and repents. Even if someone
treats him unjustly, or expresses anger, he thinks, “I have hurt him – it is
all because of my faulty character.” Thinking thus, he chastises himself. Such
is the nature of a pure devotee.
“rukshakshara girah shrinvan
tatha bhagavateritah,
pranama-purvakang kshantva yo
vaded-vaishnavo hi sah.”
Meaning – “He is a Vaishnav
who, in spite of hearing harsh words from a devotee, pays obeisance unto him
and praises him.”
- (Linga Puran)
Although a great devotee may
forgive us, yet the specks of dust on his feet do not forgive. Hence if we
think, “Oh! He is a great devotee, he is not hurt, so I have not committed an aparadhas,”
the aparadhas will not leave us and we shall have to suffer for it. All those
who have gained Bhaktidevi’s kripa, they never sight faults in others. They
only sense their own faults. Let me tell you about the great Saint Tukaram.11
.
Sri Krishna is saying –“O
Uddhav! Know Ächäryadev to be non-different from me. Do not ever disregard him.
Do not ever disrepect him by considering him a mere mortal. Sri Gurudev is the
abode of all celestial beings.”
– (Srimad Bhägavatam)
Regarding this Sri Chaitanya
Bhägabat says –
“The Lord showers mercy on a
womanizer and drunkard, but He destroys a ninduk although he may be a
Vedantin18. He says –‘I solemnly pledge that Krishna will easily deliver you if
you do not indulge in ninda’.
The Lord kills the demons in only one birth,
but He destroys a ninduk every moment in every life. We should understand that
Krishna is the all-powerful Supreme controller and all the Shästras declare
that ninda angers Krishna the most. A scholar may have studied the four Vedas,
yet if he commits ninda he is punished by drowning in the Kumbhipak hell in
countless births.”
Hence, if we want to gain
Sriman-Mahaprabhu’s mercy we must refrain from ninda. Moreover, when we do ninda
we accept the other person’s bad qualities and our good qualities flow through
him. “Ninda is useless. It only results in sin. He who does not indulge in ninda
is blessed indeed”
If we fix our gaze on this
declaration of Sriman-Mahaprabhu, He will most certainly shower His kripa on us
– harbor no doubt about it.
Vivek das – Now I know why,
in spite of chanting Holy Name so many times, I am not progressing in bhakti.
The saddest part of my life is that, I forsook everything – my home, luxury,
wife, children, and relatives – but I could not give up para-ninda. Please tell
me, how can I rescue myself from this miserable state?
Gour kripa –
Sriman-Mahaprabhu has said in this context –
“I tell you there is but one
truth. You have committed many aparadhas (ninda) unknowingly; but henceforth if
you never ever commit ninda and constantly glorify Sri Vishnu and the
Vaishnavs, then these aparadhas will leave you. This is the only means to get
out of this trouble. Even if you perform crores of penances, you will not be
cleansed.”
Sri Goursundar continued,
“Whoever does not obey this command and still commits ninda is verily a sinner
and floats in the ocean of misery. When someone indulges in the ninda of my
servant, my all-powerful Holy Name destroys him. I have countless servants in
infinite universes. Whoever is envious of a single one of them surely
perishes.”
- (Sri Chaitanya Bhägabat)
– (Sri Chaitanya Bhägabat)
So, let us realize that He
exists in every element. If we do not respect each and every soul, we are
hurting Him Whom we are worshiping. This sort of bhajan is futile.
We perform Love-sädhanä. Will
our love remain confined to just one kunja24? Then it is a very narrow love
indeed! But this is not true! When a single spark of this Love enters us, we
realize Love within each molecule, nay, each atom. This Love is so magnificent
that we should be careful not to minimize it.
So the bard has sung –
“O mind! You did not bow your
head at every foot. Do you not realize the Treasure of your heart dwells amidst
all? Bhagavän is in every being and He is the same. You puffed up and insulted
others. O my foolish mind! Do you not know - your Priceless Beloved Krishna
exists in so many forms? If you desire Him, if you have any wish to get Him,
make everyone your own, beg at his or her feet and love all. If you cannot do
it, your sädhanä and bhajan are worthless. Consider yourself fallen; you will
gain from it. You will get His lotus-feet, intoxicate your heart and beget
prem. Otherwise you will only come and go (roam around in the cycle of birth
and death) and never gain that priceless treasure called ‘Love’.”
We simply cannot avoid this
point in our sädhanä. We shall love Bhagavän and not love our fellow men - then
we can be sure that we shall never love Bhagavän. If we really love Bhagavän,
we shall love His creation as well. I dislike or envy my fellow men and I say
–“I love Bhagavän”. Most definitely I am a liar!! On the other hand if I don’t
serve Bhagavän and say – “Service to mankind is the topmost Dharma”, I am
verily a cheat.
When we experience Him as the
One present in all and all present in Him, then we are Bhagavad-bhaktas
(God-lovers). Srimad Bhägavatam defines the best devotee as –
“sarva-bhuteshu yah pashyet
bhagavad-bhävam-atmanah,
bhutani bhagavatyätmanyesha
bhagavatottama.”
Meaning – “He who experiences
Sri Bhagavän in every element and perceives all objects in Him is the best
devotee.”
Sri Gita agrees with the
above statement –
“bahunän janmanän ante
gyänavän mäm prapadyate,
väsudeva sarvam-iti sa
mahatma sudurlabhah.”
Meaning – “After many
lifetimes a wise devotee realizes that ‘Väsudev is everything’. Such a great
soul is very rare.”
There is nothing other than
Him. Advay-gyän-tatva25 Sri Krishna is Swayam Bhagavän26. The more we realize
it, the more we‘ll move away from hate and envy. We’ll relish Divine ras more
and more. When we develop this bhäv, all will appear nice and we will like
everyone. We’ll go beyond good and bad, happiness and sorrow, and submerge in
the ocean of Krishna-prem. Although lotus leaves touch the water, they never
get wet. Similarly, the good and bad, justice and injustice of this material
world will not affect the sädhak27 any more.
Vivek das – Everything you
say is true; but how shall I get this realization? How can I get rid of liking
some and disliking others? I can understand that He is the same and is present
in every element, but when it comes to practicing, I cannot do it. What do I
do?
Gour kripa – It is not as
easy as we think. To bring this bhäv in us we must always keep our conscience
awake. Conscience is a very sharp weapon. In all our waking hours, we must
constantly feel this bhäv. When we move on the streets we should awaken this
feeling in us – “Sri Bhagavän exists in every element” and we should
indiscriminately
Vivek das – You speak nothing
but the truth. Nevertheless, I am unable to follow it. I don’t even realize
when I start seeing faults in a person and feel contempt for him. Please tell
me an easy remedy to get rid of this disease.
Gour Kripa – The easiest way
to practice the “trinädapi” verse is to feel that God exists in every being.
When He is present in everyone and everyone is present in Him then we shall not
feel embarrassed to bow before anyone. Whenever we meet a person, we should get
into this mood. This is the best way to practice “trinädapi”. Along with this,
we should chant constantly without any gap. At the same time, we should give up
all aparadhas in body, mind and speech. There is no other way to get
“trinädapi” bhäv30. If we do not follow this path even if show humility, it
will only be external. Inside our false ego will always hold its head high.
“You must pay obeisance and
have lots of respect for all beings – be it a Brahmin31, Chandäl32 or a dog. It
is the religion of Vaishnavs to pay obeisance to everyone. A Vaishnav who does
not obey this dictum is a cheat.”
( Sri Chaitanya Bhägabat
Nitai Gaura Sitanatha
premanandi ki jai! Pure Vaisnava Behavior ki jai! Jaya
Jaya Sri Radhe!
