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The Thirty-Two Types of Sevā-Aparādha
The Thirty-Two Types of Sevā-Aparādha
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TheThirty-TwoTypesofSev-Apardha
The following outline was compiled at rla Bhakti Nirmal chrya
Mahrjs request as an appendix to the most recent edition of r
Chaitanya Sraswat Mahs pajik (almanac). Here it has been
translated from the original Bengali text, which was excerpted from
the writings of rla Bhakti Vinod hkur and other chryas in the
Rpnuga sampradya.
(1)EnteringtheLordsTempleinavehicleorwhilewearing
shoes.
(2)NotcelebratingtheLordsbirthdayandotherPastimes.
(3)NotofferingobeisancewhencomingbeforetheDeity.
(4)WorshippingtheDeitywithanuncleanbodyorwhilein
animpurestate.
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(5)Offeringobeisancewithonehand.
(6)StrollingorpacingbeforetheDeity.
(7)SpreadingoneslegsbeforetheDeity.
(8)SittingbeforetheDeitywhileholdinguponeskneeswith
onesforearms.
(9)LyingdownbeforetheDeity.
(10)EatingbeforetheDeity.
(11)TellingliesbeforetheDeity.
(12)SpeakingloudlybeforetheDeity.
(13)ConversingprivatelybeforetheDeity.
(14)CryingbeforetheDeity.
(15)QuarrellingbeforetheDeity.
(16)ChastisingsomeonebeforetheDeity.
(17)BeingcharitabletosomeonebeforetheDeity.
(18)Behavingorspeakingcruellytowardscommonpeople.
(19)ServingtheDeitywhilecoveredwithawool,fur,ordown
blanket.
(20)CriticisingothersbeforetheDeity.
(21)PraisingothersbeforetheDeity.
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(22)UsingfoullanguagebeforetheDeity.
(23)PassingairbeforetheDeity.
(24)Financialfraud,thatis,organisingafestivaloroffering
worshipatalowercostorwithfeweringredientsthanoneis
abletoprovide.
(25)TakingitemsthathavenotbeenofferedtotheDeityfor
oneself.
(26)NotofferingfruitsandgrainstotheDeitywhentheyare
fresh.
(27)Givingthebestpartofcollectedingredientstoothersand
offeringtheremainstotheDeity.
(28)SittingwithonesbacktotheDeity.
(29)OfferingobeisancestoothersbeforetheDeity.
(30)Remainingquietandnotofferingpraise,obeisance,and
soonbeforerGurudev.
(31)PraisingoneselfbeforerGurudev.
(32)Criticisingthedemigods.