1. Gokul Bhajan & Vedic Studies
Sri Krsna Caitanya Prabhu Nityananda
Sri Advaita Gadadara Srivasadi Gaura
Bhakta Vrinda
Hare Krsna Hare Krsna
Krsna Krsna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare
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Om Ajnana timirandhasya, jnananjana salakaya
Caksur unmimiltam yena, tasmai sri gurave namah
Namah om vishnu padaya, radhikayah priyatmane
Sri-srimad bhaktivedanta, narayana iti namine
Sri krishna lila kathane sudaksham
Audarya-madhurya gunais ca yuktam
Varam varenyam purusham mahantam
Narayanam tvam sirasa namami
He krishna karuna sindho, dina bandho jagat pate
Gopesha gopika kanta, radha kanta namo ‘stu te
tapta kancana gaurangi, radhe vrindavaneshvari
vrsabhanu sute devi, pranamami hari priye
bhajami radham aravinda netram
smarami radham madhurasmi-tasyam
vadami radham karuna bharardram
tato mam anyasti gatir na kapi
bhaktya vihina aparadha lakshai
ksiptas ca kamadi taranga madhye
krpamayi tvam saranam prapanna
vrinde numas te caranara vindam

2. Never Complain Never Criticize But Chant always 3 C’s Week# 185
June 24, 2011
Never Criticize
3 C’s
But Chant always

3. Our topic focuses on the effect of Criticizing Lord’s Devotees…
And importance of chanting
What is this topic?

6. Criticize..

7. No one can escape from criticism.

8. Lord Shiva could not escape from it too..

9. And Krishna also could not escape from it..
Sisupala was always criticizing about Krishna!

10. Suppose your son or daughter wears like this, what will you do?

11. Like a parent can chastise their children, guru can chastise his disciples..
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12. about Devotees.. Complaining Criticizing
In order to chant, one should avoid these 2 things..
Complaining
Criticizing
about Devotees..

13. Material properties Divine properties
What we chant is not ordinary. Sounds have different properties …
Material properties
Divine properties

14. Power of Sound!
Supersonic can blow glass..

15. Military Scientists are working on sounds to blow off your mind and kill you..

16. In Vedic Ages, they had weapons that worked with Sound Energy from powerful Mantras..

17. Nāmnām akāri bahudhā nija-sarva-saktis
If ordinary sounds can be this powerful, how much powerful is Lord’s Nama!
Nāmnām akāri bahudhā nija-sarva-saktis
Tatrārpitā niyamitah smarane na kālah
Etādrsî tava krpā bhagavan mamāpi
Durdaivam îdrsam ihājani nānurāgah
O Bhagavan!
You eternally manifest Your innumerable names.
You have invested those names
with powers of their respective forms…

18. So, Chant all the times
Following our great acharyas…

19. Every child tell one fact about chanting…
Last week, we covered some side benefits of chanting..
How much do we know about chanting?
Every child tell one fact about chanting…

20. Even the side benefits of chanting is great!
Cleanses all the negativities
Breaks bad habits from mind
Your intelligence becomes very sharp
Cures you from:
Worries
Insomnia
Nervousness
Depression, and
Frustrations
Frees from addictions:
Drinking
Smoking
Gambling and
TV watching
Turns sorrow into joy, ignorance into knowledge
Turns fear into courage, doubt into faith
Turns greed into generosity
Even the side benefits of chanting is great!

21. Even side benefits of chanting is great!...
Contd..
Lowers pulse rate
Normalizes blood pressure
Reduces hypertension.
Even helps asthma patients
Relieves stress and tensions from job
Restores sanity and mental equanimity
Elevates your mind to achieve positive goals
Turns lust into pure love for Krishna

22. But, what is the top most benefit of chanting Krishna Nama?

23. Gauna Nama (Secondary names) Mukhya Nama (Primary names)
Jagadisa, Jahova, Brahman, Allah..
Mukhya Nama (Primary names)
Rama, Narayana, Narasihma, Krishna..
Priya Nama (Dear names)
Nanda-nandana,Yasoda-nandana,.
Prema Nama (highest)
Radha-Ramana, Gopi-Natha,..
Types of Nama

24. Rāma Nāma Varānanè (Vishnu Sahasra Nama) Glories of Rama Nama..
Sri Rāma Rāma Ramèthi
Ramè Rāma Manoramè
Sahasra Nāma tatulya
Rāma Nāma Varānanè (Vishnu Sahasra Nama)
Glories of Rama Nama..
The pious result derived from chanting the thousand holy names of Viṣṇu can be attained by chanting the Rama nama just once.

25. Story of a Muslim who accidentally pronounced Rama Nama when dying
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26. Sahasra-nāmnām puṇyānām trir-āvrttyā tu yat phalam
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Sahasra-nāmnām puṇyānām
trir-āvrttyā tu yat phalam
Ekāvrttyā tu krṣṇasya
nāmaikam tat prayacchati (Brahmanda Purana)
Glories of Sri Krishna Nama
The pious result derived from chanting the thousand holy names of Viṣṇu three times can be attained by only once uttering the holy name of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

27. Chanting opens access to spiritual world!

28. What does Krishna Nama Sankirtan do to us..?
Ceto-darpaņa-mārjanam bhava-mahā
dāvāgni-nirvāpanam
Sreyah-kairava-candrikā-vitaraņam
vidyā-vadhū-jeevanam
Ãnandāmbudhi-vardhanam prati-padam
pūrņāmrtāsvādanam
Sarvātma-snapanam param vijayate
sri krşna sankîrtanam

29. What does Sri Krishna Nama Sankirtan do to us?
Cleanses mirror of heart
Extinguish forest fire of ..
Soothing moon rays of bhava
Divya Saraswati
Expands oceans of bliss
Soul taste highest nectar

30. E-29 [Nanda Nandana Jaya Krishṇa
Sundara Bāla Śrī Krishṇa, Śrī Krishṇa]
… (Nanda)
[Harihara Sundara Jaya Krishṇa
Giridhara Bāla Śrī Krishṇa, Śrī Krishṇa]
... (Nanda)
[Rādhika Mohana Jaya Krishṇa
Ramaṇiya Nayana Śrī Krishṇa, Śrī Krishṇa]
[Govinda Damodara Krishṇa
Gopikā Lola Śrī Krishṇa, Śrī Krishṇa]
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31. Nama  Krishna’s Lotus feet
Krishna mantra haite habe
Samsāra mochana
Krishna nāma haite pābe
Krsnera charana (CC Adi 7.73)
Difference between Nama and Mantra..
Mantra  Liberation
Nama  Krishna’s Lotus feet

32. Answer…. 64 rounds to stay off Maya Minimum is 1 full round
How many times should I chant every day minimum..?
64 rounds to stay off Maya
Minimum is 1 full round
And increase it steadily

33. But, there are levels of chanting…
Nama Aparadha
Nāmābhāsa
Suddha Nama

34. A Pure Devotee … Who can chant Suddha Nama.
Who has given EVERYTHING for the sake of beloved Lord!
Chants Lord’s Nama all the times
Serving only to the Lord and Devotees..

35. 26 Qualities of Pure Devotee…
1. Kind to everyone
2. Does not quarrel with any
3. Fixed in the Absolute Truth
4. Equal to everyone
5. Faultless
6. Charitable
7. Mild (spared from suffering)
8. Internally very clean (Pure)
9. Simple, without personal desires
10. Benevolent (benefit to all living beings)
11. Peaceful,
12. Fully attached to Krsna,
13. Has no material hankering
26 Qualities of Pure Devotee…

36. 26 Qualities of Pure Devotee…
14. Meek (and Satisfied)
15. Steady
16. Self-controlled
17. Does not eat more than required
18. Sane
19. Respects everyone
20. Humble
21. Grave
22. Compassionate
23. Friendly
24. Poetic
25. Speaks only about Krsna
26. Expert
26 Qualities of Pure Devotee…

37. Mānasa Seva is the highest..

38. Haridas Thakura
Lord Brahma
Bhakta Prahalad
Son of Rashika Muni

39. A Hindu King was converted by Muslim Emperor
He came to Vrindavan to die
He met Caitanya Mahaprabhu…

40. Who can really chant Lord’s Name?
Thinking oneself to be even lower and worthless than insignificant grass which has been trampled beneath everyone's feet, being more tolerant than a tree, being prideless, and offering respect to all others according to their respective positions, one should continuously chant the holy name of Sri Hari."
Who can really chant Lord’s Name?
Trnad api sunicena
Taror api sahisnuna
Amanina manadena Kirtaniyah sada harih

41. When the bhakti seed starts growing, you have to be careful..

42. You must be very careful about one mad elephant!

43. Yadi vaişnava-aparādha
uthe hāti mātā Upāde vā chinde,
tāra sukhi’ yāya pātā
Sri Caitanya Caritamrita, Madhya, 19/156
While chanting, besides other aparadhas to avoid, there is a very dangerous one to be very careful!
Vaishnav aparadha — like a mad elephant, this offence “certainly” will destroy the bhakti-creeper..

44. Satām nindā nāmnah param aparādham vitanute
Holy Names of Sri Krishna expand through the Sadhus
Satām nindā nāmnah param
aparādham vitanute
Yatah khyātim yātam katham u
sahate tu tad-vigarhām
- Padmapurana
“Insulting sadhus is considered to be the greatest offence to the Holy Name. As the glory of the Holy Names of Krishna is expanded through the sadhus, who are fully devoted to the chanting of the Holy Name, how Nama-prabhu can tolerate the vilification of such sadhus?”

45. How to realize that some aparadha happened?
You will find no time to chant
You will have no interest to chant or do bhajan
You get promotion to add power & stress
You will get tempted in profit and wealth
You get attracted to gambling & speculations
Your mind and intelligent will drag you out of spiritual topics
Your interest turns to sports & entertainments
You will have association with material people
You love to participate in gossips
You love going to parties
You are tempted to criticize sadhus…

46. But when a Sadhu blesses what happens?
You will be greedy to chant all the time!
You will love to hear and sing only bhajans
Your job becomes just a basic thing to feed
You will hate profit making and wealth
You will be away from gambling&speculations
Your mind and intelligent will immerse into deeper spiritual topics
You hate sports & entertainments
You avoid association with material people
You avoid gossips
You hate going to parties
You will hanger to associate with sadhus

47. Double Aparadha!
Also watch for this “Double Jeopardy!”
Chanting during Hari Katha or Nama Sankirtan (unless one is a Maha Bhagavata)
Sri Caitanya Caritamrta has great details about one such incident…

48. He eats only Maha Prasadam
You become a devotee who is beyond sins and worries.
Get up a 4 am, Mangala Arati at 5 am
Puja until 8 am and take prasadam
Chanting until 10 am
Cook for Krishna and Offer at 12 noon
Little rest until 2 pm
Reading Bhagavatam, etc../Writing until 4 pm
Chanting until 6 pm
Cook and Offering for Night
Kirtan until 9 pm
Put deity to sleep at 9 pm and go to sleep
Where is the time for doing anything else?
And.. How can he commit any sin?
He eats only Maha Prasadam

49. Prasadam & Maha-Prasadam
When you offer our food first to the Lord it becomes prasadam..!
And then when you offer the prasadam to Guru it becomes Maha Prasadam.
Eat Maha Prasadam!.
Maha Prasadam Govinde!

50. Take shelter under a rasika guru. There are so many gurus
Take shelter under a rasika guru.. There are so many gurus? Who do YOU want?

51. Chant always
End of Hari Katha
Chant always
Chant always

53. Only thing to worry about is.. “How can I increase my Bhajana?”
Kṛṣṇa deva bhavantam vande
Man-mānasa madhukaram arpaya nija pada
pankaja makarande
Yadyapi samādhiṣu vidhir api paśyati
na tava nakhāgra-marīcim
Idam icchāmi niśamya tavācyuta!
Tad api krpādbhuta vīcim
Bhaktir udancati yadyapi mādhava!
Na tvayi mama tila-mātrī
Parameśvaratā tad api tavādhika
durghaţa ghaţana vidhātrī
Ayam avilolata-yādya sanātana!
Kalitādbhuta rasa bhāram
Nivasatu nityam ihāmrta nindini
vindan madhurima sāram
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54. yajńa-siştāsinah santo mucyante sarva-kilbişaih bhunjate te tv agham pāpā ye pacanty ātma-kāraņāt (BG 3.13)
The devotees of the Lord are released from all kinds of sins because they eat food which is offered first for sacrifice.
Others, who prepare food for personal sense enjoyment, verily eat only sin.