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
அவர்கள் ஹரிநாம அமுதத்தை நினைக்கவில்லை; மாறாக ஹரியின் குற்றங்கள் முதலியவற்றையே எப்போதும் நினைத்தனர். ஹரித் தத்துவ அமுதத்தையும் நினைக்கவில்லை; நிலையற்ற வதந்தி-பேச்சுகளையே கவனமாகக் கேட்டனர்।
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.