Question: It is recommended that one who chants with offenses should continue chanting to become free from those offenses. Does this mean that one... Read More
Question: The second nāmāparādha, mentioned in Padma Purāṇa, Brahma-khaṇḍa 25.15, says: “One who sees differences between any of Lord Śiva’s qualities and names and... Read More
Question: What are offenses? Answer: Offenses are the activities which are against devotion. We have a list of them. It is important to avoid... Read More
By Satyanarayana Dasa: In his Bhagavata-sandarbha, Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī establishes on the basis of various Vedic scriptures that the birth and actions of the Lord are transcendental and distinct from those of mortal beings. Jīva Gosvāmī furthermore verifies that Kṛṣṇa’s names are also spiritual. The Lord is called anāmā (lit. nameless), because He does not have material names.
