"Sraddha, when sufficiently mature, brings one to the association of sadhus. In that association, one begins devotional service. The heart is cleansed of all anarthas by chanting the holy name of the Lord. As much as the heart is cleansed of anarthas, to that degree the chanting becomes pure. Gradually, one is fixed in devotion and develops taste for the holy name. The knowledge of these developmental stages must first be understood with faith by the sadhaka through the grace of his spiritual master. Otherwise, his anarthas will multiply due to his committing namaparadha. But with proper understanding and faith, the pure name manifests very quickly.

Remedy for this namaparadha

"The aparadha of equating the holy name with subhakarma is committed because of sinful activities. Immediate counter-measures must be undertaken. Offenses to the Vaisnavas are in fact sinful activities. As a result of these offenses, the jiva acquires the ed mayavadi unders tanding of the holy name. Only the association of devotees can exculpate such offenses. To rid himself of namaparadha, one must approach a householder Vaisnava who originally came from a very low caste; this is to stamp out any false understandings of designation and caste distinctions.

First, as a yogi, you understand that you are the self within the material body. You consider your body to be like a suit of clothes.
Jagad Guru Speaks

The offender should then smear all over his body with great respect and faith, the dust of the feet of that Vaisnava; He must also eat the remnants of the Vaisnava's food and drink the water that washed his feet. In this way, the proper attitude towards the holy name will again develop within the offender's heart. The whole world sings of how Kalidasa was saved from this namaparadha by the mercy of the Lord.

Haridasa Thakura's attachment to the holy name

"My dear Lord, my thoughts and my intellect are thoroughly mundane: therefore I simply mouth the names of the Lord, I am too unfortunate to experience the transcendental touchstone qualities of the holy name. O Lord! I beg You to please appear as the holy name and dance on my tongue. I fall at Your lotus feet and pray. If You like, You can keep me in this material world and