From the lecture..
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Coming back to the point of knowing Krsna fully.....
When will we know Krsna fully?
Yes, sometimes it is described, Haridas Thakur describes especially in the Age of Kali because there is so much of emphasis on harinama he says, Harinama is like a bud. Harinama Chintamani describes that harinama is like a bud. As we go on chanting, the bud of harinama opens. Then the Rupa becomes manifest. So when the bud opens, slowly you can see the petals, you can see the color of the flower and you can see the stem and inside the whorl of the flower. And then as we go on chanting the bud of the harinama opens a little bit more. The first time the fragrance escapes. So, that is the time that you can taste and understand the guna of the Supreme Lord. And then as you go on chanting more and more, the bud of harinama opens fully to reveal the whole Nama, Rupa, guna and Lila.

But then to chant the Holy name with sincerity, To have that kind of commitment towards the Holy name. If our chanting is riddled with offenses then where is the question of the bud of harinama opening up?

Then we have pancharatriki process. Rules and regulations to supplement the flowering of the bud of the harinama. So , if we consider a sadhaka Bhakta who is struggling with his offenses in chanting then it means that all these other things will help.

So, when we hear Krsna Lila then we can understand how Krsna behaves with His devotees. When we hear of the Lila. It is by itself purifying. Just by hearing the Lila it's so attractive that how the Supreme Lord is interacting with His devotees but through those Lilas we can understand His qualities.