— Chapter Fourteen —

Offenses in Devotional Service

All glories to Sri Gadadhara Pandit, and to Lord Sri Gauranga; all glories to Lord Nityananda, the life and soul of Srimati Jahnavadeyi; all glories to Mother Sita, and to Advaita Acarya; all glories to Srila Srivas Pandit, and to all the devotees of Lord Caitanya.

Srila Haridasa Thakura is namacarya

LORD CAITANYA SAID, "My dear devotee Haridasa, the conditioned souls of Kali-yuga will greatly benefit from this elaborate explanation of the offenses against the holy name that you've so far given. You are indeed a great spiritual stalwart and acarya".

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Srila Haridasa Thakura is namacarya, or the foremost spiritual authority on the subject of the holy name. He practiced everything he preached. He taught the jivas about the pure holy name, the shadowy name or namabhasa, and the glories of the holy name. He also instructed how one should quit committing namaparadha. He taught all this by his own example.

Lord Caitanya continued, "I very much relished your dissertation on the holy name. As an acarya, you are exemplary; as a preacher, you are profound. You are always omamented by the priceless gem of the Lord's holy name. Ramananda Raya taught me the esoteric science of divine mellows, and now you have instructed me on the profound philosophy of the holy name. Kindly speak on the different kinds of offenses made in the execution of devotional service."

Srila Haridasa Thakura replied, "You are asking about a subject that is more familiar to a servitor-devotee. My time is taken up in association with the holy name. I don't know what to say