Guest guest Posted November 8, 2001 Report Share Posted November 8, 2001 Does anyone know of the origin of this list, or does anyone have it in sanskrit? > From veda.harekrsna.cz: > > 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 > > veda.harekrsna.cz - Bhakti-yoga Vedic Encyclopedia Vedic Library Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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