Text 21] The Subterranean Heavenly Planets 395
Haridasa Thakura said that as the sun begins to rise, it dissipates the
darkness of night, even before the sunshine is visible.
caura-preta-raksasddira bhaya haya nasa
udaya haile dharma-karma-ddi parakdsa
Before the sunrise even takes place, the light of dawn destroys the fear of
the dangers of the night, such as disturbances by thieves, ghosts and
Raksasas, and when the sunshine actually appears, one engages in his
duties.
aiche ndmodaydrambhe pdpa-ddira ksaya
udaya kaile krsna-pade haya premodaya
Similarly, even before one’s chanting of the holy name is pure, one is
freed from all sinful reactions, and when he chants purely he becomes a
lover of Krsna.
‘mukti’ tuccha-phala haya namabhasa haite
ye mukti bhakta na laya, se krsna cahe dite”
A devotee never accepts mukti, even if Krsna offers it. Mukti, freedom
from all sinful reactions, is obtained even by nadmabhasa, or a glimpse of
the light of the holy name before its full light is perfectly visible.

The nadmabhasa stage is between that of ndma-aparadha, or chanting
of the holy name with offenses, and pure chanting. There are three
stages in chanting the holy name of the Lord. In the first stage, one com-
mits ten kinds of offenses while chanting. In the next stage, namabhasa,
the offenses have almost stopped, and one is coming to the platform of
pure chanting. In the third stage, when one chants the Hare Krsna
mantra without offenses, his dormant love for Krsna immediately
awakens. This is the perfection.

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TRBMUAMATA AAUATHTAS AATTT 122
tad bhaktanadm adtmavatam sarvesam aGtmany dtmada atmatayaiva.
