The principle of the Supreme Godhead Visnu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Equating the Lord with demigods is ignorance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
A householder Vaisnava's responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Advancement in devotion by following varnasrama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Lord Visnu's name is nondifferent from Him . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
The bad logic and offenses of the mayavadis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
The relationship between Lord Visnu and Brahman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Differences between devotees and mayavadis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
The remedy for the offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

— Chapter Six —

Disobeying or Disrespecting the Spiritual Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
The preciousness of human life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
A spiritual master is essential for everyone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
A good brahmana is fit to be a spiritual master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
A renunciant must have a renounced guru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Diksa-guru and siksa-guru equally respected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
The teaching of the adi-guru must be followed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Accept only a pure devotee as guru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
The guru principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Guru-puja and respecting the spiritual master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
When to reject a guru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Guru and disciple must test one another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
How to serve the spiritual master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Sense gratification does not satisfy. This is further evidence that you are not the body. No matter how much sense pleasure you have, you are still never satisfied within.
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— Chapter Seven —

Criticizing the Vedic Scriptures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
The Vedas are the only evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Ten principal teachings of the Vedas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
The first three teachings pertain to Krsna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
The second three teachings pertain to the jivas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
The seventh teaching: acintya-bhedabheda-tattva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Abhidheya: the nine limbs of devotional service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
The prayojana (necessity) is krsna-prema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
To criticize the Vedic teachings is offensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
How to apply the sruti conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
The Vedas teach only the pure name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Tantric practice is opposed to the Vedas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Maya-devi's mercy is essential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

— Chapter Eight —

Considering the Glories of the Holy Name to be
Imaginary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
The glories of the holy name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
One goes to hell for thinking the glories of the holy name are exag-
gerated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
The described results of chanting are all factual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
The holy name is transcendental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
The doubter is doomed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
The method for counteracting this offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

— Chapter Nine —

Sinning on the Strength of Chanting the Holy Name . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Chanting destroys all anarthas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67