vancha-kalpatarubhyash cha
kripa-sindhubhya eva cha
patitanam pavanebhyo
vaishnavebhyo namo namaha
I offer respectful humble obeisances. Please bless me Love of Godhead
There are times when I feel that abusive offensive words to Devotees may appear out of the physical mouth, or inside the mind. But, maybe the abusive offensive words appears only inside the mind, and I am confusing it with it appearing out of the physical mouth. I think I suffer most of the time because I fear what if something offensive appeared out of the physical mouth. I can not trust the physical mouth. If out of the physical mouth, offensive words did appear, then Lord Krishna will not forgive me. I am not sure if offensive abusive words came out of the physical mouth, or if it only appeared in the mind. Is there any solution to be free from the thought of what if offensive abusive words appeared out of the physical mouth? I think in Kali-yuga, even if offensive words appeared in the mind, it would not have any effect. Is there a solution to prevent offensive words from entering the mind since the mind might encourage the mouth to say something offensive? I do not want to commit any offences. I do not want to commit any Vaishnava Aparadha or any Aparadha. Please help me .
In the Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, in Adi 17.266, it mentions, "Offering obeisances will relieve them of all the reactions to their offenses. Then, by My grace, devotional service [bhakti] will awaken in their pure hearts". May you please guide me?
Is the following the solution to the above problem:
If I chant the following everyday, offering obeisance, will all offences committed by the physical mouth or in any other ways be destroyed:
vancha-kalpatarubhyash cha
kripa-sindhubhya eva cha
patitanam pavanebhyo
vaishnavebhyo namo namaha
vande 'haṁ śrī-guroḥ śrī-yuta-pada-kamalaṁ śrī-gurūn vaiṣṇavāṁś ca
śrī-rūpaṁ sāgrajātaṁ saha-gaṇa-raghunāthānvitaṁ taṁ sa-jīvam
sādvaitaṁ sāvadhūtaṁ parijana-sahitaṁ kṛṣṇa-caitanya-devaṁ
śrī-rādhā-kṛṣṇa-pādān saha-gaṇa-lal
itā-śrī-viśākhānvitāṁś ca
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"I am not sure if offensive abusive words came out of the physical mouth, or if it only appeared in the mind."
Seems like you need a professional help. Usually a person can distinguish what was said from what was just thought.
"Is there a solution to prevent offensive words from entering the mind since the mind might encourage the mouth to say something offensive?"
I can think of two cases. One is a mind conditioned by tamas from the past, and another is an attached subtle entity influencing your subtle body. To diagnose your case you can try to recite some exorcist mantras/stotras and observe your reactions, best with someone trustworthy around. There are many such texts in every tradition.
If the 'mind' screams to stop, then continue, as much as you safely can, as long as needed. Give up any tamasic activities and relationships, if applicable.
The general answer is to replace offensive thoughts by positive ones, esp. to glorify and to serve devotees. That works against the tamasic mentality.
"If I chant the following everyday, offering obeisance, will all offences committed by the physical mouth or in any other ways be destroyed:"
Removal of a Vaisnava aparadha starts with a sincere apology to the offended Vaisnava. Various cases are described in Satvata tantra. I have a dl at my website, sa and en versions in one zip file.
Hari Hari
ys J.
vancha-kalpatarubhyash cha
kripa-sindhubhya eva cha
patitanam pavanebhyo
vaishnavebhyo namo namaha
If you mix online or offline with devotees who are offensive and critisize devotees then this will have an impact on your mind.. it is like this..
You are normal devotee who happen to come across Prabhupada books. You then want to talk with other devotees. You find some are very nice and some are always seem to be critical of others (whoever they may be). The latter will have an impact on your mind.. all the Hare Krishna Prabhu! All Glories to Prabhupada! Please accept my humble ! Ob. All this will revert your mind. And the humility you had in the start of Bhakti will start to suffer. There is NO point in talking to devotees like this. No Point. It is not your fault neither should you engage with them. Let them be how they want to be. They will ruin your bhakti (not staight away) but in years to come. Find a pure devotee and offer respect. Why waste your time with offensive people? Then your mind will naturally settle...
But be warned.. if you dont take this advice you will Open your mouth one day in anger then well.. your japa and everything else will stop.
vancha-kalpatarubhyash cha
kripa-sindhubhya eva cha
patitanam pavanebhyo
vaishnavebhyo namo namaha