Shloka 6
Kālin̄dī’s Austerity; True Tapas and Prāyaścitta; Kṛṣṇa’s Grace and Marriage
न वै स्मृतं हरिनामामृतं च सदा स्मृतं हरिदोषादिकं च / न तु स्मृतं हरितत्त्वामृतं च सम्यक् श्रुतं लोलवार्तादिकं च
na vai smṛtaṃ harināmāmṛtaṃ ca sadā smṛtaṃ haridoṣādikaṃ ca / na tu smṛtaṃ haritattvāmṛtaṃ ca samyak śrutaṃ lolavārtādikaṃ ca
لم يذكروا رحيقَ اسمِ هَري؛ بل ظلّوا يذكرون العيوبَ وما شابهها. ولم يذكروا رحيقَ حقيقةِ هَري؛ وإنما أحسنوا السماعَ للقيل والقال المتقلّب وأمثال ذلك الكلام.
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra within the Preta Kanda discourse on post-death consequences of conduct and remembrance)
Concept: Neglecting Hari’s name and truth while indulging in fault-finding and gossip is spiritual self-poisoning; remembrance is nectar.
Vedantic Theme: Smaraṇa (remembrance) as inner nectar; pratyāhāra from sense-driven talk; purification of vāk (speech) and śravaṇa (hearing).
Application: Reduce gossip and complaint; practice nāma-smaraṇa, satsanga, and scriptural listening; train attention to virtues and tattva rather than others’ faults.
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.21.5–3.21.7: sequence on neglect of Mukunda-mantra, Hari-nāma, and worship in favor of worldly habits.
FAQs
This verse treats Hari-nāma as “amṛta” (nectar): a saving remembrance that should be cultivated, contrasting it with habits that bind the mind—fault-finding and trivial talk.
In the Preta Kanda context, the mind’s dominant impressions matter after death; neglecting Hari-nāma and Hari-tattva while feeding on gossip and doṣa creates an unwholesome mental tendency that obstructs higher remembrance and upliftment.
Reduce gossip and criticism, replace them with daily Hari-nāma japa and study/contemplation of Hari-tattva—training attention toward what the text calls “amṛta,” not distraction.