Resolute Worship Of The Holy Name

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Resolute Worship Of The Holy Name

There was an old Vaisnava in the vicinity of Srila Gaurakisora in Kuliya who

began to engage himself in full-hearted Deity worship in place of

harinama-bhajana. Srila Gaurakisora commented on this one day in the presence

of Srila

Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati. "That old Vaisnava is spending his last days in

worshipping the Deity!" Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati then said, "What? Are

you

trying to deceive me? It is impossible for this Vaisnava who lives in Kuliya to

 

deviate in any way whatsoever?" Srila Gaurakisora then replied, "O, if that's

the case then I have nothing else to say." Srila Gaurakisora was pointing out

that exclusive remembrance of the Lord's holy name which was previously the

main object of the exhalted vaisnava's worship might be minimized if importance

 

was placed on Deity worship in his last days.

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