Daśa-vidha Nāmāparādha
The Ten Offences to the Holy Name Bengali poem composed by Śrīla Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswāmī Mahārāj
hari-nāma mahāmantra sarva-mantra-sāra yā̐dera karuṇā-bale jagate prachāra sei nāma-parāyaṇa sādhu, mahājana tā̐hādera nindā nā kariha kadāchana 1 The Hare Kṛṣṇa Mahāmantra, the very best of all mantras, is distributed all over the world by the powerful mercy of the sādhus in whose hearts the Holy Name displays His divine Pastimes (Nāma-parāyaṇas). Such Mahājanas (great souls), who are dear-most to the Lord and the source of our connection to His Holy Name, should never be criticised or deprecated at any time. (First Offence: To offend the Lord’s devotees.)
vrajendra-nandana kṛṣṇa sarveśvareśvara maheśvara ādi tā̐ra sevana-tatpara nāma chintāmaṇi kṛṣṇa-chaitanya-svarūpa bheda-jñāna nā karibe līlā-guṇa-rūpa 2 Vrajendra-nandan Kṛṣṇa—the Emporium of all rasa, the eternally youthful, original form of the Supreme Lord who plays ecstatically within Goloka Vṛndāvan Dhām in the full range of spiritual relationships (rāsas)—is the all-attractive Lord of all Lords (Nārāyaṇ, Viṣṇu, etc.); the Lord of everything and everyone (Sarveśvareśvara). All the Lord’s expansions and all the demigods headed by Lord Śiva (Maheśvara) enthusiastically serve Him with great earnestness, considering Him the supreme object of their devotion (tatpara). The Lord’s Holy Name is a transcendental, wish-fulfilling gem non-different from Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself (Nāma chintāmaṇi Kṛṣṇa‑Chaitanya‑svarūpa), so the Lord’s divine Pastimes, qualities and form (līlā-guṇa-rūpa) should never be considered different