Panchangas

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The statement in Hari nama cintami is that usually nama abhasa can give

liberation(purification from karma) but not the lotus feet of Krsna . Pure

nama or suddha nama gives Krsna. Ajamila was purified of his sinful

reactions, and got an extension of life, during which he performed real

devotional service, which qualified him for the spiritual world when he left

his body. Theoretically one could attain the feet of Krsna by pure

chanting without diksa.

 

Bhakti Sandarbha says that diksa (secret mantras for puja and meditation) is

given as a pancaratrika vidhi in order to perform arcana, which is helpful

for controlling the senses as it gives engagement. This is quoted in a CC

purport,after Hari dasa says that diksa is not dependent on diksa etc.

Jiva goswami even says that from the bhagavata point of view (just chant the

nama), diksa ( and thus arcana) are not necessary, but we combine both paths

, so therefore we take diksa. (this is in another place in Bhakti

sandarbha,which I previously mailed to Basu ghosh.)

 

usually there is a distinction between mantra and nama in sansrkt and

bengali , but this is not always brought out in English, since we also call

Hare Krsna a mantra.