Sri Harinama Cintamani :: Chapter 4 (part 1)
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another serious offense; such a fault finder surely invites the wrath of Lord Krsna.

Symptoms of a sadhu in a few words

"One who has fully surrendered to Lord Krsna will naturally only chant Lord Krsna's name, thus such a person is entitled to be called a sadhu by the Lord's grace. Only a devotee of Lord Krsna is eligible to be respected as a sadhu, and none other. If anyone else proclaims himself a sadhu, he is but a charlatan and a braggart. One who humbly says he is a poor soul surrendered to Lord Krsna, who constantly chants Krsna's name, is a real sadhu. He, considering himself lower than a blade of grass and more tolerant than a tree, offers all respects to others without expecting any for himself. The holy name of Krsna grants such a sadhu divine love of Godhead.

A Vaisnava fixed in the name is the real sadhu

"When I hear a sadhu chant the holy name, I offer my respects to him, knowing him to be a perfect Vaisnava; A Vaisnava is the spiritual master of the world, a true friend of every being, always an ocean of compassion. Anyone who criticizes a Vaisnava goes directly to hell and suffers untold pains birth after birth.


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The doors of bhakti are closed to this offender because devotional service is the merciful gift of a Vaisnava to the living entities. The Vaisnava is an abode of Lord Krsna's spiritual potencies; others receive krsna-bhakti only by his confidential association.

"The potency or sakti of pure devotion is a blend of hladini (Krsna's pleasure-giving potency) and samvit (Krsna's knowledge-giving potency). The pure bhakti potency is instilled by a perfected pure devotee in the aspirant devotee; it is by this process that the bhakti potency is handed down. The bhakti potency reposes in the heart of a transcendentalist, and it uses him as a vehicle for further movement. When a jiva becomes free from envy and is inclined to devotional service, the bhakti potency is then transferred from a pure devotee's heart into that jiva’s heart. This is a great mystery. The three great touchstones that offer the