282 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 24

Vrndavana, Dvaraka and Mathura; krsna-murti-darasana—visiting the Deity in the
temple.

TRANSLATION

“The characteristics of the Deities should be discussed as well as the
characteristics of the salagrama-sila. One should also discuss visiting the
Deities in the temple and touring holy places like Vrndavana, Mathura and
Dvaraka.

TEXT 336

aiaafen, arate Gea Sere |
CAAA, HALAMA-AWGA | OV Il

naéma-mahiméa, ndmdaparadha dure varjana
vaisnava-laksana, sevaparadha-khandana

SYNONYMS

ndma-mahima—the glories of the holy name; naéma-aparadha—offenses in
chanting the holy name; dure varjana—giving up very carefully; vaisnava-lak-
sana—the symptoms of a Vaisnava; sev4-aparadha-khandana—rejecting offenses
in worshiping the Deity.

TRANSLATION

“You should glorify the holy name and carefully give up offenses when
chanting the holy name. One should know the symptoms of a Vaisnava. One
must give up or nullify all kinds of seva-aparadha, offenses in Deity worship.

PURPORT

The devotee should always be very careful not to commit the ten offenses
when chanting the Hare Krsna mantra. If a devotee very strictly follows the
methods of Deity worship, he will naturally and quickly become a pure Vaisnava.
A pure Vaisnava has unflinching faith in the Lord, and he does not deviate at all.
He is always engaged in perfect Deity worship.

One should also notice the specific offenses against Deity worship. These are
mentioned in the Skanda Purana (Avanti-khanda), spoken by Vyasadeva himself.
One should liquidate all kinds of offenses.

The salagrama-sila should be worshiped with tulasi where a sufficient quantity
of tulasi leaves are available. Worship of salagrama-sila should be introduced in all
ISKCON temples. Salagrama-sild is the form of the Lord’s mercy. To worship the
Deity with the sixty-four items mentioned may be a difficult job, but the Lord has
