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Obstacles in Bhakti
“The Lord showers mercy on a womanizer and drunkard, but He destroys a
ninduk although he may be a Vedantin 1 . He says –‘I solemnly pledge that
Krishna will easily deliver you if you do not indulge in nindâ’. The Lord kills
the demons in only one birth, but He destroys a ninduk every moment in
every life. We should understand that Krishna is the all-powerful Supreme
controller and all the Shâstras declare that nindâ angers Krishna the most. A
scholar may have studied the four Vedas, yet if he commits nindâ he is
punished by drowning in the Kumbhipak hell in countless births.”
Hence, if we want to gain Sriman-Mahaprabhu’s mercy we must refrain from
nindâ. Moreover, when we do nindâ we accept the other person’s bad
qualities and our good qualities flow through him.
“Nindâ is useless. It only results in sin. He who does not indulge in nindâ is
blessed indeed” - Sri Chaitanya Bhâgabat.
If we truly want to receive Bhaktidevi’s kripâ, we must most carefully refrain
from para-nindâ. 2 Otherwise, in spite of performing sâdhanâ we shall be
bereft of Bhaktidevi’s kripa.
“Sri Goursundar lifted both His arms and called out to the world at large –‘Be
aninduk 3 and chant the Holy Name of Krishna! If you are aninduk and
carefully chant the Holy Name I pledge firmly unto you that I shall deliver
you.”
- (Sri Chaitanya Bhâgabat)
If we fix our gaze on this declaration of Sriman-Mahaprabhu, He will most
certainly shower His kripa on us – harbor no doubt about it.
Vivek das – Now I know why, in spite of chanting Holy Name so many
times, I am not progressing in bhakti. The saddest part of my life is that, I
forsook everything – my home, luxury, wife, children, and relatives – but I
could not give up para-nindâ. Please tell me, how can I rescue myself from
this miserable state?
Gour kripa – Sriman-Mahaprabhu has said in this context –
“I tell you there is but one truth. You have committed many aparâdhs
(nindâ) unknowingly; but henceforth if you never ever commit nindâ and
constantly glorify Sri Vishnu and the Vaishnavs, then these aparâdhs will
leave you. This is the only means to get out of this trouble. Even if you
perform crores of penances, you will not be cleansed.”
Sri Goursundar continued, “Whoever does not obey this command and still
commits nindâ is verily a sinner and floats in the ocean of misery. When
someone indulges in the nindâ of my servant, my all-powerful Holy Name
destroys him. I have countless servants in infinite universes. Whoever is
envious of a single one of them surely perishes.”
- (Sri Chaitanya Bhâgabat)
1 Scholar of Vedanta
2 Slandering others
3 One who does not commit ninda
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