Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 Ekatma Prabhu wrote: > Up to date, I have read umpteen quotes on how we should avoid > vaishnava-aparadha. However, I have read very little on what is actually a > vaishnava-aparadha, and what is not. Please send in references. >From Skanda Purana: hanti nindati vai dve˜hi vaiŠav€n-n€bhi-nandati krudhyate y€ti no haram darane patan€ni a˜ hanti nindati vai dvesthi vaisnavan-nabhi-nandati krudhyate yati no harsam darsane patanani sat There are six kinds of Vaisnava aparadha: (1) Killing or physically harming a devotee (2) Criticizing or blaspheming a devotee for (a) Having a body born in a low family (From NOI) (b) Having a body with a bad complexion (From NOI) © Having a deformed body (From NOI) (d) Having a diseased or infirm body (From NOI) (e) Having traces of sins or imperfectness from previous sinful life(s) (From HNC) (f) Having an accidental or momentary falldown (From HNC) (3) Being envious towards a devotee (4) Not offering obeisances to a devotee (5) Become angry towards a devotee (6) Not becoming happy on seeing a devotee Vaisnava dasabhas Nayana-ranjana das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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