THE HOLY NAME IS ALWAYS PURE
His Divine GraceA.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
The ten kinds of offenses should be considered. In the beginning, when one is initiated into the chanting of the Hare Krishna mahā-mantra, there are naturally many offenses. Therefore the devotee should very carefully try to avoid these offenses and chant purely. This does not mean that the Hare Krishna mahā-mantra is sometimes pure and sometimes impure. Rather, the chanter is impure due to material contamination. He has to purify himself so that the holy names will be perfectly effective. Chanting the holy name of the Lord inoffensively will help one get immediate shelter at Krishna’s lotus feet. This means that by chanting purely, one will immediately be situated on the transcendental platform.
We should note, however, that according to Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s instructions, one should not wait to purify himself before chanting the Hare Krishna mantra. Whatever our condition may be, we should begin chanting immediately. By the power of the Hare Krishna mantra we will gradually be relieved from all material contamination and will get shelter at the lotus feet of Krishna, the ultimate goal of life.!
— Purport to Cc. madhya 25.200.
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