other attainments are imitation
If one continues to chant with offenses, then in spite of
many endeavors, he will never attain pure devotion. The fruitive
worker or karmi enjoys heavenly bliss through karma; the jnani
obtains liberation as a result of empirical knowledge; but pure
devotion to Krsna and Krsnaprema, which is very rarely attained,
is had only through the proper execution of sadhanabhakti.
The bliss of heaven and liberation is compared to motherof
pearl (the shining inner surface of a pearl oyster shell), and
pure bhakti to Krsna is the priceless gem pearl. It is the jiva's
prerogative and the success of his human birth to acquire pure
devotion. If one sincerely and expertly practices sadhana bhakti,
he very soon receives the seed of pure devotion or prema. The
meaning of expert practice is that one avoids the ten
namaparadhas.
One must be greedy for pure bhakti
to avoid offending the holy name
If one is sufficiently greedy for obtaining pure devotion,
then he will chant free from the ten offenses. He must diligently
avoid each of the offenses with feelings of deep repentance for
having ever commited them. He should pray sincerely to the lotus
feet of the holy name and chant with determination. Only then will
he be blessed with the mercy of the holy name, which z will
destroy all of his offenses. No other activity or penance can
possibly exculpate his offenses. - How to stop namaparadha
Offenses to the holy name of the Lord are dissolved only through
constant chanting. When they are so destroyed, they can never
reappear. Constant chanting means, apart from a minimal time for
rest and other bare physical necessities, that one should chant
throughout all hours of the day with intense contrition. No other
penance or ritual is as effective as this. When the offenses are
destroyed, the pure holy name blossoms within the heart. The pure
name of Krsna delivers bhava and finally prema.
Srila Haridasa Thakura concluded, "O Lord Caitanya, I humbly
pray at Your lotus feet that the ten offenses in chanting the
holy name of the Lord never find a place in my heart. Please
kindly grant that I may remain submerged in the nectar of the
pure name."
Bhaktivinoda, the servant of the devotees, is able to recite
Harinama Cintamani in great delight only on the strength of Srila
Haridasa Thakura's causeless mercy.