Dham Aparadha

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Dhama-aparadha, or offenses against the holy dhamas such as Vrndavan and

Mayapur. A list of ten offenses very similar to the offenses against the

holy name is given:

 

1. To have contempt or disrespect towards the guru who reveals the holy

dham.

2. To think that holy dham is temporary.

3. Commit violence towards any of the residence of the holy dham, or to any

of the pilgrims who come here, or to think that they are ordinary mundane

people.

4. To perform mundane activities while living in the holy dham.

5. Earning money by, and making a business of Deity worship and chanting the

holy name.

6. To think that the holy dham belongs to some mundane country or provinces

such as Bengal, or to think that the dham of the Lord is equal to a holy

place connected with some demigod, or to attempt to measure the area of the

dham.

7. To commit sinful activities while in the dham.

8. To consider Vrndavan and Navadvip different.

9. To blaspheme the sastras which glorify the holy dham.

10. To be faithless and to think that the glories of the dham are imaginary.

 

If one goes to holy places with a sincere desire for spiritual advancement,

there is not much to worry about. Sincerity is the key in everything.

 

Hope this helps

 

ys bh. Jan

 

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