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VAISNAVA ETIQUETTE
QUOTES FROM "HARI BHAKTI VILAS"
THE NEED TO PRACTICE VAISNAVA ETIQUETTE
1. No aciion is cndowcd wiil succcss unlcss pciloimcd wiil piopci ciiquciic.
Tlcicloic, cvciy aciion icquiics ciiquciic.
(Haii llalii Vilas)
2. Tlc lcaii ol a sainily pcison is complcicly puic and lis aciiviiics aic callcd
Vaisnava ciiquciic.
(Haii llalii Vilas)
3. Vaisnava ciiquciic gcnciaics opulcncc, incicascs lamc and longcviiy and
dcsiioys inauspiciousncss lilc povciiy and uniimcly dcail, cic.

SECTION A. SPIRITUAL MASTER AND DISCIPLE
SYMPTOMS OF A SPIRITUAL MASTER
1. Onc dcsiious io icccivc maniia, ilc mcans io cioss ilc misciablc maiciial
naiuic, slould ialc slclici ol a spiiiiual masici wlo las conqucicd cncmics lilc
lusi, giccd, angci, cic; is licc liom discasc; las aclicvcd sponiancous dcvoiion ai
ilc dusi ol Kisna's loius lcci; is wcll convcisani wiil ilc puic pail ol ilc Vcdic
sciipiuics; wlo is dcai io ilc sainily pcisons and las coniiollcd lis scnscs.
2. Tlc guiu dcsiiing scivicc and wcalil liom lis disciplc is noi qualilicd; lowcvci,
onc wlo is an occan ol mcicy; compassionaic; ilc bcnclacioi ol all living cniiiics;
dciaclcd; pcilcci in all icspccis; masici ol all subjccis; ablc io dispcl all doubis and
is noi lazy can bc iccognizcd as a guiu.
(Clapici 35, Tcxi +0)
3. In spiic ol bcing boin in an clcvaicd lamily and lamous bccausc ol lis wcalil
and cducaiion, onc cannoi bc a spiiiiual masici il lc is noi a Vaisnava.
+. Tlc Padma Puiana says ilai il a lialman is boin in a vciy clcvaicd lamily, is
ablc io pciloim all linds ol yajnas and las siudicd ilc ilousand bianclcs ol ilc
Vcdas bui is noi a Vaisnava, lc cannoi bccomc a spiiiiual masici. Tlc Naiada
Pancaiaiia says ilai wlocvci ialcs dilsla liom an avaisnava gocs io lcll.
Tlcicloic, onc wlo las ialcn iniiiaiion liom an avaisnava slould ialc ic-iniiiaiion
liom a Vaisnava spiiiiual masici.
5. Wlo is a Vaisnava' Onc wlo las bccn iniiiaicd in Visnu
maniia and is always cagci io woislip Visnu is a Vaisnava.
Tlcicloic, wlo las noi icccivcd Visnu dilsla and is noi cagci io woislip Visnu is
an avaisnava. Onc slould ncvci ialc slclici ol an avaisnava.
ONE SHOULD NOT RE]ECT A SPIRITUAL MASTER
1. Onc wlo icjccis a spiiiiual masici icjccis Sii Haii. His lnowlcdgc las bccomc
coniaminaicd and lis insolcncc piomincni. Onc wlo acccpis a guiu and ilcn
icjccis lim, ilai lowcsi ol manlind will ioi in lcll loi millions ol lilciimcs.
WHO IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO BECOME A SPIRITUAL MASTER:

1. Onc wlo cais a loi; piociasiinaics; is giccdy loi scnsc giaiilicaiion; is avcisc io
ilc sciipiuics; wiclcd; publicly divulgcs ilc sccici sins ol oilcis; discicdiis ilc
mciiis ol oilcis; docs noi lavc laii on ilc body oi is ioo laiiy; posscsscs blacl
iccil and lips; las a loul bicail; is giccdy io collcci wcalil and docs noi givc in
claiiiy is noi cligiblc io bccomc guiu. Onc mailcd wiil ilcsc and oilci sucl
sinisici claiaciciisiics is noi cligiblc io bccomc guiu cvcn il lc appcais io bc
gicaici ilan ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad. Sucl a guiu will only spoil ilc
wcalil ol lis disciplc.
SPECIAL CASES WHEN THE SPIRITUAL MASTER SHOULD BE RE]ECTED
1. Tlc wisc call a pcison wlo las bccn iniiiaicd in Visnu maniia and woislips
Visnu a Vaisnava. lcsidcs ilai, cvciyonc clsc is an avaisnava.
2. Accoiding io ilc Pancaiaiia, onc las icccivcd maniia liom an avaisnava will
lavc io go io lcll. Tlcicloic, onc musi icjcci ilai guiu and ialc ic-iniiiaiion liom
a Vaisnava spiiiiual masici.
ONE SHOULD NOT ACCEPT INITIATION FROM ANYONE OTHER THAN A
VAISNAVA
1. Tlc Naiada Pancaiaiia siaics ilai a dcvoicc musi acccpi Kisna maniia liom a
Vaisnava wiil all icspcci. A maniia icccivcd liom an avaisnava will noi lclp onc
dcvclop dcvoiion io Sii Haii.
2. Tlc lialma Vaivaiia Puiana says ilai il onc icccivcs maniia liom a pcison
dcvoid ol dcvoiion io Visnu, lc also bccomcs dcvoid ol dcvoiion. Il lc icccivcs
maniia liom a Slaiva (woislippci ol Loid Siva) oi a Slalia (woislippci ol Dcvi),
lc docs noi advancc spiiiiually.
3. In ilc Kali Taniia ii says onc musi ialc Visnu maniia liom a dcvoicc bialmana
and noi liom a Slaiva oi a Slalia. Il onc acccpis maniia liom a Slaiva oi a
Slalia, lc will noi dcvclop Haii blalii.
+. Tlc Dcvi Puiana mcniions onc musi caiclully avoid woislippcis ol Slaiva
(Siva), Sauia (ilc sun), Ganapaiya (Sii Gancsl), and Slalia (Slalii). An ailcisi,
no maiici low lcaincd lc may bc, musi bc avoidcd.
5. Tlc Padma Puiana cxplains ilai il ilc guiu and disciplc lappcn io go in
opposiic diicciions, low ii will bc possiblc loi ilc disciplc io scivc lis woislipablc
Loid, and low will ilc woislipablc Loid bc ablc io icmain in ilc consciousncss ol
ilc disciplc'
6. Tlc Padma Puiana says ilai cvcn a bialmana boin in a vciy clcvaicd lamily
wlo las pciloimcd only loncsi aciiviiics and siudicd ilc onc ilousand bianclcs
ol ilc Vcdas is noi cligiblc io bccomc a spiiiiual masici, givc ilc Visnu maniia oi
insiiuciions on ilc Visnu maniia il lc is an avaisnava.
QUALIFICATIONS TO RECEIVE INITIATION
1. Tlc liilai Gauiamiya Taniia says, "Now I slall icll you aboui Sii Kiislna
maniias, iccciving wlicl ilc sagcs lavc bccomc casily dclivcicd. Houscloldcis,
vanapiasilis, sannyasis, bialmacaiis, womcn, sudias, cic., cvciyonc is cligiblc io
icccivc ilis maniia.
(Haii llalii Vilas 1)
2. Tlosc wlo aic obsciving sacicd vows, sudias wlo aic icligious and cngagcd in
sciving ilc bialmanas, clasic womcn and cvcn candalas and oilci low class
pcoplc aic cligiblc io icccivc ilis maniia wlicl icvcals ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol
Godlcad. Tlc souicc ol all incainaiions is Sii Kiislna and His maniias aic moic
powcilul ilan any oilci maniia.
3. Sii Kiislna las ilicc dillcicni pasiimcs in Sii Viindavan, Sii Mailuia and Sii
Dvaiala; lowcvci, iliougl His pasiimcs as a cowlcid boy in Viindavan, Hc las
icvcalcd Himscll as ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad. Tlc maniias aboui His
Viindavan pasiimcs aic ilc gicaicsi and among ilcm ilc cigliccn syllablc maniia
is ilc bcsi.
DUTIES OF AN INITIATED DISCIPLE
1. An iniiiaicd disciplc slould noi icvcal lis maniia io anyonc clsc. Hc slould
slow gicai icspcci io ilc Vaisnavas, spiiiiual masicis and spccially ilc Vaisnava
acaiyas. Hc slould iiy io lclp ilcm io ilc bcsi ol lis abiliiy wlcn ilcy aic in
dilliculiy . Hc slould always considci ilai ilc woislipablc Loid is siiuaicd in ilc
sun, moon, cows, banyan iiccs, liic, ilc spiiiiual masici and ilc bialmanas.
2. Wlcncvci lc icccivcs ilc gailands and llowcis liom Sii Visnu, lc slould ollci
obcisanccs io ilcm, placc ilcm on ilis lcad and ilcn iliow ilcm in ilc waici.
Onc slould bc vciy caiclul ilai ilcy do noi lall on ilc giound.
3. A disciplc slould noi spcal io oi livc wiil a pcison wlo blasplcmcs ilc
spiiiiual masici, ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad and ilc sciipiuics.
+. Ai ilc iimc ol ciicumambulaiing, going somcwlcic, giving donaiions, in ilc
moining and wlcn in a disiani placc, onc slould icpcaicdly icmcmbci lis
maniia.
5. Hc slould noi cai mcai and lisl, spcal in ilc icmplc, sncczc oi cnici inio ilc
icmplc wiil slocs on, and cai liom a bcll mcial poi.
6. Tlc iniiiaicd disciplc slould obscivc Lladasi accoiding io iulcs and icgulaiions,
lccp lis woislipablc Loid, guiu, maniia and lis bcads as a sacicd posscssion.
7. Hc slould pioicci dcvoiional sciipiuics sucl as ilc Siimad llagavaiam wiil
gicai caic, gci up duiing lialma Muluiia, do aiaiila wiil insiiumcnis, ialc bail
accoiding io iulcs and icgulaiions, wcai sacicd cloilcs, woislip ilc Loid doing
iaipan in waici, lonoui caianamiia, wcai Tulasi mala, icmovc ilc gailands liom
Visnu, apply sandalwood on Visnu's body and dccoiaic Him wiil gailands.
S. Hc slould woislip ilc salagiam sila, ilc dciiics wiil dcvoiion, ioucl Tulasi io
lis lcad icspccilully and ilcn cai ilcm and also picl Tulasi accoiding io iulcs and
icgulaiions.
9. Tlc disciplc slould iic lis slila ai ilc iimc ol woislip. Hc slould woislip ilc
loiclailcis wiil ilc waici liom Visnu's loius lcci. Wlcn onc las ilc abiliiy, lc
slould woislip ilc Loid in a lingly way. Hc slould pciloim ilc daily aciiviiics
ilai aic noi dciiimcnial io dcvoiion, ollci liuiis and llowcis io ilc Loid wiil
dcvoiion, woislip Tulasi icgulaily cvciy day, dccoiaic lis body wiil iilal, woislip
llagavai icgulaily and Sii Visnu ilicc iimcs cvciy day. Hc slould lcai ilc
Puianas cvciy day and wcai ilc cloilcs ilai lavc bccn ollcicd io Visnu.
10. Tlc disciplc slould abidc by ilc insiiuciions ol ilc spiiiiual masici, lavc laiil
in ilc insiiuciions ol ilc spiiiiual masici, sing and dancc wiil dcvoiion, malc
icgulai ollciings io ilc Loid, gicci ilc sadlus and woislip ilcm. Hc slould
acccpi Kiislna piasadam, associaic wiil ilc Vaisnavas, cnquiic aboui spiiiiual lilc,
spccially on Dasami Lladasi and Dvadasi. Hc slould noi considci obsciving ilc
vows ol Lladasi io bc dilliculi.
11. Hc slould obscivc Janmasiami and oilci sucl spccial cclcbiaiions, go io ilc
icmplc, obscivc cigli mala-dvadasis, scivc all Vaisnava bioilcis and considci ilc
spiiiiual masici as God.
12. Hc slould noi cai oi slccp wlcn nigli iuins inio day and day iuins inio nigli,
do acamana sianding up, malc liicndslip wiil nondcvoiccs, pui iilal on oi do
acamana wiiloui claniing maniia, acccpi any oilci sciipiuics bcsidcs Vaisnava
sciipiuics, bccomc aiiaclcd io ilc associaiion ol nondcvoiccs and icmpoiaiy
maiciial lappincss.
13. Hc slould noi ialc inioxicaiion; cvcn mcdicincs wiil inioxicanis slould bc
avoidcd.
1+. Hc slould noi ialc lcniils oi collcci lood liom nondcvoiccs, obscivc viaias noi
plcasing io Visnu, clani any maniia oilci ilan Visnu-maniia, bccomc allccicd by
lamcniaiion oi gamblc.
15. Il possiblc lc slould noi cai cvcn liuiis on ilc day ol viaias. Hc slould noi
pciloim sliaddla on ilc Lladasi day, slccp oi picl Tulasi on Dvadasi day oi bailc
Visnu duiing ilc dayiimc ol Dvadasi. Hc slould noi obscivc sliaddla wiil lood
ilai las noi bccn ollcicd io Visnu.
16. Hc slould noi do acaman alici diinling caianamiia, woislip Visnu siiiing on
a woodcn scai oi siiiing wiiloui an asan. Ai ilc iimc ol woislip lc slould noi
discuss mundanc iopics. Hc slould noi woislip ilc Loid wiil loibiddcn llowcis
lilc Kaiavi, Alanda cic.
17. Hc slould noi wcai cioolcd iilal, cvcn by misialc.
1S. Hc slould noi ollci sialc oi coniaminaicd lood, clani lis maniia wiiloui
couniing oi slow disicspcci in ialing Visnu-piasadam.
QUALIFICATIONS OF A DISCIPLE
1. Onc wlo is boin in a puic lamily; is giacious; lumblc; good-looling; iiuillul;
viiiuous; iniclligcni; dcvoid ol piidc, lusi, giccd and angci cic; is wlolclcaiicdly
dcvoicd io ilc loius lcci ol ilc spiiiiual masici; is cagci io scivc ilc Loid; licc
liom discasc; docs noi indulgc in any lind ol sinlul aciiviiy; icspccilully scivcs ilc
lialmans, Tlc Loid and lis paicnis; is youillul; scnsc-coniiollcd and sympailciic
io ilc sullciings ol oilcis is cligiblc io icccivc iniiiaiion.
(Maniia Muliavali)
2. Tlc Llcvcnil Canio ol Siimad-llagavaiam (11.10.6) says:
"Tlc scivani oi disciplc ol ilc spiiiiual masici slould bc licc liom lalsc picsiigc,
ncvci considciing limscll io bc ilc doci. Hc slould bc aciivc and ncvci lazy and
slould givc up all scnsc ol piopiicioislip ovci ilc objccis ol ilc scnscs, including
lis wilc, clildicn, lomc and sociciy. Hc slould bc cndowcd wiil lcclings ol
loving liicndslip iowaid ilc spiiiiual masici and slould ncvci bccomc dcviaicd oi
bcwildcicd. Tlc scivani oi disciplc slould always dcsiic advanccmcni in spiiiiual
undcisianding, slould noi cnvy anyonc and slould always avoid usclcss
convcisaiion."
3. Onc wlo is lazy; diiiy; ioils unncccssaiily; pioud; miscily; pooi; discascd;
indignani; maiciially aiiaclcd; giccdy loi scnsc giaiilicaiion; cnvious; sly; loul-
mouilcd; cains moncy by unsciupulous mcans; adulicious; inimical iowaids ilc
lcaincd; alilougl ignoiani picicnds io bc a sclolai; las lallcn liom lis vow; cains
lis livclilood wiil dilliculiy; linds lauli wiil oilcis; inllicis pain on oilcis; is
gluiionous; a miscicani; wiclcd and sinlul; sucl a dcgiadcd pcison is noi cligiblc
io bccomc a disciplc.
+. Tlosc wlo cannoi bc dissuadcd liom commiiiing sinlul aciiviiics and is
ncgligcni ol ilc guiu's siiici insiiuciions isdisqualilicd loi iniiiaiion. Onc slould
noi acccpi sucl a pcison as lis disciplc. Il, bcing luicd by moncy, a guiu acccpis
sucl a pcison as lis disciplc, lc will incui ilc dcmigods' wiail, bccomc pooi, bc
bcicli ol wilc and clildicn and icccivc an animals body alici dcail.
5. loil ilc spiiiiual masici and disciplc slould livc iogcilci loi onc ycai io icsi
ilc cligibiliy ol cacl oilci. Tlc guiu will clccl ilc disciplc and ilc disciplc will
also clccl ilc guiu.
6. Accoiding io ilc Maniia Muliavali, a minimum ol onc ycai is nccdcd loi ilc
guiu and disciplc io lnow cacl oilci. Siuii siaics ilai maniia slould noi bc givcn
io a pcison wlo las noi siaycd wiil ilc spiiiiual masici loi onc ycai. Ii is
cncumbcni upon ilc spiiiiual masici io icsi lis disciplc bccausc ilc Saislangiala
siaics ilai a bona lidc spiiiiual masici slould icsi lis disciplc loi onc ycai. Jusi as
ilc minisici's sin cnicis inio ilc ling, ilc wilc's sin cnicis inio ilc lusband,
similaily ilc disciplc's sin cnicis inio ilc spiiiiual masici.
THE DISCIPLES DUTIES
1. A disciplc slould noi go anywlcic wiiloui asling lis spiiiiual masici; sii wiil
lis lcgs siiciclcd oui in lioni ol lis spiiiiual masici; yawn, laugl oi spcal loudly
in lioni ol ilc spiiiiual masici; covci lis nccl wiil lis uppci gaimcni ; snap lis
lingcis in lioni ol ilc spiiiiual masici and slould always bc cngagcd in aciiviiics
ilai aic plcasing and usclul io ilc spiiiiual masici.
2. Loid Siva says in ilc Dcvi Taniia ilai a disciplc slould ncvci iiansgicss ilc
guiu's bcd, slcci, vcliclc, slocs, pcdcsial, bailing waici and sladow. Hc slould
noi acccpi scpaiaic woislip in lioni ol lis spiiiiual masici oi allow anyonc io say
ilai lc is non-dillcicni liom lis spiiiiual masici. Tlc disciplc slould noi givc
maniia; cxplain sciipiuics oi csiablisl lis auiloiiiy wlcn ilc spiiiiual masici is
picscni.

3. Sii Naiada also says ilai a disciplc musi ollci lis obcisanccs wiil loldcd lands
lalling lilc an upiooicd iicc wlcicvci lc sccs lis spiiiiual masici. A disciplc
slould ncvci iiansgicss ilc insiiuciion, lcci, vcliclc, sandal, cloil oi sladow ol
ilc spiiiiual masici.
+. Tlc Manu Smiii also insiiucis ilai a disciplc slould ncvci, cvcn indiiccily,
uiici ilc namc ol ilc spiiiiual masici wiiloui liisi using piopci iiilcs. Tlc
disciplc slould ncvci imiiaic ilc spiiiiual masici's movcmcni, voicc oi gcsiuics.
5. Tlc Naiada Pancaiaiia insiiucis ilai onc slould noi uiici ilc namc ol lis
spiiiiual masici disicspccilully. To say ilc namc ol lis spiiiiual masici, ilc
disciplc, wiil a bcni lcad and loldcd lands, musi liisi usc ilc woids "Om",
"Sii" and ilcn ilc woid "Visnupada."

6. Tlc disciplc slould ncvci cvcn inadvciicnily givc an oidci io ilc spiiiiual
masici on any subjcci; disobcy ilc spiiiiual masici's oidcis; cai anyiling wiiloui
ollciing ii io ilc spiiiiual masici oi cai ilc spiiiiual masici's icmnanis wiiloui lis
pcimission.
7. Tlc disciplc musi appioacl ilc spiiiiual masici wlcn lc sccs lis guiu coming
and musi lollow lim wlcn lc gocs. Tlc disciplc slould ncvci sii on a scai oi bcd
in lioni ol ilc spiiiiual masici and all good lood and diinls musi bc ollcicd io ilc
spiiiiual masici liisi bcloic ilcy can bc caicn.
S. Onc slould noi do anyiling io couii ilc spiiiiual masici's displcasuic, cvcn
wlcn cajolcd oi iicaicd iudcly by lim. Tlc disciplc slould ncvci disobcy ilc
oidcis ol lis spiiiiual masici oi go againsi lim. Tlc disciplc wlo plcascs ilc
spiiiiual masici wiil lis lilc, wcalil, aciiviiics, mind and woids, aiiains ilc
supicmc dcsiinaiion.
(Visnu Smiii)
9. Il ilc spiiiiual masici givcs iniiiaiion wiiloui icsiing ilc disciplc and disciplc
icccivcs ilc maniia wiiloui sciving ilc spiiiiual masici, boil ol ilcm lacc gicai
spiiiiual dilliculiy. Tlc Naiada Pancaiaiia siaics ilai in ilis siiuaiion, boil ilc
spiiiiual masici and disciplc will go io a iciiiblc lcll loi ciciniiy.
10. Vaisnava Taniia dcsciibcs low a disciplc slould piay io ilc spiiiiual masici
alici iniiiaiion loi ilc spiiiiual masici's plcasuic;
"O Loid ol ilc Univcisc! O my spiiiiual masici! I am bcing buincd in ilc liic ol
maiciial cxisicncc and am bcing bcaicn by ilc snalc ol iimc. Plcasc dclivci mc. I
am suiicndciing myscll unio you."
11. Tlc wisc acccpi only ilai iniiiaiion wlicl ollcis lim slclici ai ilc loius lcci
ol Sii Vasudcva, ilc cicsi-jcwcl ol all dcmigods. Any oilci iypc ol iniiiaiion is
simply a sign ol siupidiiy.
SECTION B. HOLY NAME
THE GLORIES OF THE VAISNAVA MANTRA
1. Onc wlo las icccivcd ilc Vaisnava maniia, ilc ling ol all maniias, by ilc
mcicy ol ilc spiiiiual masici aiiains all opulcncc and gocs io ilc supicmc abodc ol
Sii Visnu by claniing ilai maniia. Lvciyonc is noi loiiunaic cnougl io clani ilc
Vaisnava maniia. Only onc wlo las pciloimcd gicai ausiciiiics and acquiicd a
lugc amouni ol piciy loi a ilousand ycais is loiiunaic cnougl io clani ilc
Vaisnava maniia. Tlc Vaisnava Taniia says, "Onc wlo clanis ilc Vaisnava
maniia, wlocvci lc sccs wiil lis cycs and iouclcs wiil lis lcci immcdiaicly
bccomc licc liom gicai lcai."
THE PROCEDURE FOR CHANTING MANTRA IN ]APA MALA
1. Tlc Nisingla Puiana siaics ilai japa is ol ilicc linds: vacil, upamsu and
manasa.
2. Wlcn ilc maniia is clanicd loudly ii is callcd vacil. Wlcn ii is clanicd solily
wiil only ilc lips vibiaiing and ilc sound bcing lcaid only by ilc clanici, ilai is
callcd upamsu. And wlcn onc clanis by moving liom onc syllablc io anoilci,
ilinling aboui ilcii mcanings by lis iniclligcncc, ilai is callcd manasa japa.
3. Tlc Vaiala Puiana says ilcic aic ilicc linds ol malas. Tlc mala wiil 10S
bcads is ilc bcsi; ilc onc wiil liliy bcads is mcdiocic, and ilc onc wiil iwcniy livc
bcads is inlciioi.
+. Tlc mala madc liom iulasi wood lullills all dcsiics.
5. Tlc Gauiamiya Taniia says ilai iulasi mala givcs libciaiion vciy quiclly.
6. Ai ilc iimc ol claniing onc slould noi ioucl ilc mala wiil lis indcx lingci and
lc slould noi slalc ilc mala oi diop ilc mala liom lis land.
7. Onc slould noi ioucl ilc mala wiil lis lcli land, noi slould lc diop ilc mala
liom lis land ai ilc iimc ol claniing.
S. Wlcn onc is noi claniing on ilc mala, lc slould lccp ii
in a salc placc alici woislipping.
SECTION C. VAISNAVAS
THE DEFINITION OF BHAGAVAT
1. Tlc Padma Puiana says ilai onc wlo las givcn up all dcmigods and acccpicd
ilc slclici ol Sii Haii alonc and bccomc cngagcd in His scivicc is lnown as a
blagavai.
PROCEDURES FOR PERFORMING SRADDHA OF A VAISNAVA
1. Tlc Haii llalii Vilasa siaics ilai a dcvoicc will pciloim siaddla wiil ilc
loodsiull ilai las bccn ollcicd io ilc Loid.
2. Tlc Padma Puiana says ilai oilci dcmigods slould bc woislippcd wiil ilc
loodsiulls ollcicd io Sii Haii; onc slould ollci Sii Haii's icmnanis io ilc
loiclailcis also. Tlai will givc lim cndlcss icsuli.
3. Tlc lialma Puiana mcniions ilai il ai ilc iimc ol siaddla, onc ollcis
malapiasad and iulasi io ilc loiclailcis and dcmigods, lis loiclailcis bccomc
lully saiislicd loi millions ol lalpas.
+. Tlc Molsa Dlaima mcniions ilai accoiding io ilc Vaisnava icgulaiions, onc
slould woislip ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad bcloic suniisc and ilcn
woislip lis loiclailcis wiil ilc icmnanis ol ilc Loid.
5. Tlc Slanda Puiana says ilai il onc icjccis an illiiciaic Vaisnava ilinling lc is
uncducaicd and ollcis ilc siaddlya io ilc sclolais ol Vcdas insicad, ilai siaddla
is acccpicd by ilc ialsaslas. Il a Vaisnava ialcs onc landlul ol lood in siaddlya
and diinls onc palmlul ol waici, ilcn ilai loodsiull bccomcs lilc Mouni Sumciu
and ilai waici bccomcs lilc an occan.
6. Ii las bccn siaicd ilai onc musi lccd ilc Vaisnavas in siaddla and ilai
Vaisnavas aic loibiddcn io cai in a siaddla. lui wlcn ilc siaddla is pciloimcd
accoiding io puic Vaisnava icgulaiions, by ollciing ilc icmnanis ol ilc Supicmc
Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, ilc Vaisnavas can acccpi malapiasad in ilai siaddla.
Onc slould noi pciloim siaddla on lasi days sucl as Lladasi.
THE PROCEDURE OF VAISNAVA SHRADDHA
1. A dcvoicc ol ilc Loid will pciloim sliaddla by liisi ollciing ilc loodsiulls io
ilc Loid and ilcn pciloim ilc sliaddla wiil ilc piasad ol ilc Loid.
2. Tlc Padma Puiana mcniions ilai oilci dcmigods slould bc woislippcd by
loodsiulls liisi ollcicd io Sii Haii; ilc loiclailcis slould also bc ollcicd Sii Haii's
icmnanis. ly doing ilai, onc dciivcs cndlcss pious icsulis.
3. Tlc lialma Puiana says ilai il onc malcs ilc pinda wiil ilc mala piasad ol
ilc Loid and ollcis ii wiil Tulasi io lis loiclailcis and dcmigods ai ilc iimc ol
sliaddla, lis loiclailcis bccomc lully saiislicd loi millions ol Kalpas.
+. Tlc Molsla Dlaima says ilai lollowing ilc Vaisnava icgulaiionswoislipping
ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad alici suniisc, onc slould woislip lis
loiclailcis wiil ilc loodsiulls ilai lavc liisi bccn ollcicd io ilc Loid.
5. Tlc Slanda Puiana siaics ilai il onc considcis an uncducaicd Vaisnava io bc
ignoiani and ollcis ilc sliaddla io a lnowci ol ilc Vcdas insicad icjcciing ilc
Vaisnava, ilai sliaddla is icccivcd by ilc Ralslasas. Il a Vaisnava ialcs jusi a
landlul ol lood in ilc sliaddla and a palmlul ol waici, ilai lood bccomcs lilc
Mouni Sumciu and ilc waici lilc ilc occan.
ONE SHOULD NOT PERFORM SHRADDHA ON THE DAY OF FASTING
1. Tlc Padma Puiana says:
"Ol Ram! Il ilc sliaddla day lalls on ilc day ol Lladasi, ilcn ii slould bc
pciloimcd on Dvadasi."
2. Tlc Slanda Puiana says ilai il ilc sliaddla lalls on ilc day ol Lladasi, onc
slould lasi on Lladasi and pciloim ilc sliaddla on Dvadasi.
3. Tlc Haiiia Smiii says ilai onc slould noi pciloim piiii sliaddla on ilc day ol
lasiing.
+. Onc slould noi cai wiiloui woislipping ilc Loid.
5. Tlc Kuima Puiana siaics ilai onc slould noi cai wiiloui woislipping Janaidan
oi cai ilings ilai lavc noi bccn ollcicd io Sii Visnu.
6. Tlc Haiiscsa Pancaiaiia mcniions ilai ilc lood ol iiicligious pcisons wlo cai
wiiloui woislipping Govinda is lilc dogsiool and ilcii waici lilc winc.
7. Tlc Visnu Dlaimalai siaics ilai a man slould woislip ilc Loid oncc, iwicc oi
ilicc iimcs a day; il onc cais wiiloui woislipping ilc Loid, lc gocs io lcll. Onc
slould noi cai ilai wlicl las noi bccn ollcicd io ilc Loid.
S. Tlc lialmanda Puiana says ilai lcavcs, llowcis, liuiis, waici, loodsiull,
mcdicinc and wlaicvci clsc onc cais slould noi bc ialcn wiiloui bcing ollcicd io
ilc Loid. Il onc ialcs anyiling wiiloui ollciing ii io ilc Loid, lc is supposcd io
aionc loi ilai. Tlcicloic, cvciyiling musi liisi bc ollcicd io Sii Visnu.
9. Tlc Padma Puiana mcniions ilai lood liom non-dcvoiccs and lallcn pcoplc and
ilc loodsiull ilai las noi bccn ollcicd io Sii Visnu is lilc dog's mcai. loil ilc
Visnu Daimaian and Agni Puiana siaic ilai alici dcvoiccs ollci pcilumcs,
loodsiull, swcci mcais, gailands, cloil and oinamcnis, ilai is cvciyiling io Sii
Visnu, ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, ilosc icmnanis ol Sii Visnu slould
bc acccpicd.
10. Tlc Gauiamia Taniia says onc slould woislip Sii Haii cvciy day wiil sacicd
iicms. Alici ollciing loodsiulls io Sii Kiislna onc slould cai ilai limscll, oi il a
Vaisnava is availablc, ilc malapiasad slould bc ollcicd io lim wiil dcvoiion.
SECTION D. WORSHIP
a) VISNU
THE GLORY OF VISNU'S WORSHIP
1. All ilc aciiviiics ol onc wlo docs noi woislip ilc Loid alici iccciving ilc
maniia bccomc usclcss. ( 3id vilasa)
2. Il onc bccomcs dclivcicd jusi by iccciving iniiiaiion, ilcn wlo can dcsciibc ilc
gloiics ol ilc pcison wlo always woislips Visnu wiil gicai icspcci.
3. Tlcic is no Vcdic aciiviiy moic auspicious ilan woislipping Sii Visnu .
Tlcicloic, onc musi woislip Sii Haii Wlo las no bcginning, middlc oi cnd.
+. Onc wlo woislips Sii Visnu gocs io His all blisslul cicinal Vailunila dlam.
5. Il onc woislips Kcsava in ilc moining, noon, cvcning and any oilci iimc, all
lis dcsiics aic lullillcd.
6. Il onc woislips ilc Loid ol all dcmigods, Sii Haii, Hc wlo caiiics ilc concl-
slcll, disc, macc and loius, ilcn all ilc dcmigods aic woislippcd. Tlcicloic, ilcic
is no nccd io woislip any oilci dcmigod bccausc Sii Haii is siiuaicd in all ilc
dcmigods.
7. Onc wlo las woislippcd Visnu oi ollcicd Him obcisanccs oncc, cvcn
ncglccilul, will go io Sii Vailunila Dlama wlicl is woislippcd by ilc dcmigods
and is iaic cvcn loi ilcm.
S. Tlc gloiy ol ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad is dcsciibcd by ciiing
cxamplcs (liom Siimad llagavaiam).
9. Dillcicni sciipiuics lavc dcsciibcd Visnu and dcmigods sucl as Loid Siva,
Duiga and Kali as ilc gicaicsi. Tlcicloic, ilc Padma Puiana dcclaics ilai io
bcwildci ilc moving and non-moving woild uniil ilcn cnd ol ilc lalpa, and io
allow ilcm io bclicvc dillcicni dcmigods io bc ilc gicaicsi, ilc Puianas and oilci
sciipiuics considci ilcii icspcciivc dcmigods io bc ilc clicl. Howcvci, wlcn onc
considcis ilc ncccssiiy ol all ilc sciipiuics, ii will bc csiablislcd ilai Visnu, ilc
Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, is ilc gicaicsi ol all dcmigods. Nisingla Puiana
siaiicd io dancc in ccsiasy upon lcaiing ilis siaicmcni and conliiming ii said,
"Wiil my lands iaiscd upwaids I am iclling again and again ilai ilis is ilc iiuil,
ilis is ilc iiuil. Tlcic is no oilci sciipiuic gicaici ilan ilc Vcdas and ilcic is no
oilci woislipablc Loid gicaici ilan Kcsava."
10. Tlc Padma Puiana says ilai il Hisilcsl, Vasudcva, bccomcs plcascd, an cncmy
bccomcs a liicnd, poison bccomcs ncciai and iiicligiosiiy bccomcs icligion. lui il
Hc bccomcs displcascd, ilc liicnd bccomcs an cncmy, ilc ncciai bccomcs poison
and icligion bccomcs iiicligiosiiy.
11. Vasudcva acccpicd ilc siaicmcni ol Padma Puiana and Hc said, "Il onc
commiis sinlul aciiviiics loi My plcasuic, ilai bccomcs piciy. lui il onc pciloims
pious aciiviiics disicgaiding Mc, ilai is lnown as sin."
12. Tlc Slanda Puiana siaics ilai il a pcison icjccis Vasudcva and woislips oilci
dcmigods, lc is woislipping a candalini woman icjcciing lis own moilci. Tlc
Padma Puiana luiilci siaics ilai sucl a pcison is lilc a lool wlo is diinling
lalalal poison wlilc icjcciing ncciai.
13. Tlc Malablaiai also says ilai il a ioially bcwildcicd pcison woislips oilci
dcmigods wlilc icjcciing Visnu, lc is collcciing asl wlilc icjcciing gold.
1+. Il a pcison, icjcciing Visnu, ialcs slclici ol oilci dcmigods, lis condiiion is
lilc a iliisiy pcison icjcciing Ganga waici and iunning alici a miiagc. Il alici
woislipping Visnu, onc cvcn oncc misialcnly cquaics Him wiil oilci dcmigods,
lc moic dcgiadcd ilan a candala.
15. Duiga Dcvi said, "How sad ii is ilai in spiic ol Sii Haii's picscncc, ilc Supicmc
Loid and givci ol all linds ol lappincss, loolisl pcoplc sullci in ilis maiciial
naiuic. Ioi ilai Supicmc Loid Haii my lusband, Malcsl, bccamc a nalcd
mcndicani wiil maiicd laii and asl smcaicd ovci lis body. Wlo is gicaici ilan
ilc lusband ol Lalsmidcvi and ilc cncmy ol Madlu'"
16. Loid Siva said in ilc Haii Vamsa, "O bialmanas wiil qualiiics in modc ol
goodncss! Plcasc woislip Sii Visnu all ilc iimc, clani ilc maniia Visnu all ilc
iimc, and mcdiiaic upon Visnu."
OFFERINGS TO VISNU
1. Tlc Siimad-llagavaiam quoics ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad:
"Wlaicvci is bcsi in ilis woild slould bc ollcicd io Mc. Tlings ilai aic vciy dcai
io onc, cvcn in a small quaniiiy, slould bc ollcicd io Mc; ilai pioduccs cndlcss
icsulis."
2. Ioodsiulls ilai aic ollcicd io Mc slould noi bc lcss ilan a squaic mcal and
slould noi bc ol inlciioi qualiiy.
3. Loid Visnu slould bc ollcicd vaiious iypcs ol lood and diinl and all ol ilcm
musi bc ol ilc bcsi qualiiy. Il oilci loodsiulls aic noi availablc, iicc wiil glcc
slould bc ollcicd. Ricc slould ncvci bc ollcicd wiiloui glcc bccausc ilc
sciipiuics siaic ilai iicc wiiloui glcc is lood loi ilc dcmons.
+. Tlc Vamana Puiana siaics ilai wlcn bailcy, wlcai, iicc and mung dal aic
mixcd wiil glcc, ilcy bccomc vciy dcai io Sii Haii.
5. In ilc Vaiala Puiana ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad says;
"lullalo mill, yogluii oi glcc madc liom bullalo mill slould ncvci bc ollcicd io
Mc."
THE GLORY OF SRI KRSNA'S CARANAMRTA
1. Sii Kisna's caianamiia slould bc ollcicd io ilc Vaisnavas liisi and ilcn onc
slould diinl ii icspccilully and pui ii on lis lcad. Tlc maniia loi icspcciing
caianamiia is liom Gauiamiya Taniia, namcly: "Alici diinling Sii Visnu's
caianamiia, wlicl picvcnis onc liom uniimcly dcail and dcsiioys all lind ol
discascs, I lold ii on my lcad."
2. Tlc Padma Puiana says ilai ilc bcnclii onc dciivcs by woislipping icn million
Siva lingas cvciy day is muliiplicd onc lundicd ilousand lold by diinling Sii
Haii's caianamiia.
3. Ii docs noi maiici wlcilci onc is impuic, a gicai miscicani oi a gicai sinnci. As
soon as lc iouclcs ilc waici liom ilc loius lcci ol Visnu, lc bccomcs puiilicd.
+. "O Ambaiisa! To onc wlo las ilc icmnanis ol Sii Haii's bail waici
(caianamiia) in lis siomacl you musi ollci obcisanccs and acccpi ilc dusi liom
lis lcci."
5. Onc wlo diinls wiil dcvoiion, cvcn a diop ol waici liom ilc salagiam sila,
docs noi lavc io sucl lis moilci's bicasi again; in oilci woids, lc will noi lavc io
ialc biiil again.
6. Tlosc wlo icgulaily diinl waici liom ilc salagiam sila bccomc licc liom a
misciablc cxisicncc in lcll and ilcii icnuic ol misciablc cxisicncc in ilc womb is
also buini oui.
7. "O llagiiaia! I am dcsciibing ilc gloiy ol caianamiia. Lisicn caiclully. Ii is
moic puiilying ilan all ilc loly placcs and ii dcsiioys ilc sin ol lilling millions ol
living cniiiics. Wlcn onc diinls caianamiia and lolds ii io lis lcad, all ilc
dcmigods bccomc plcascd wiil lim. In ilc agc ol Kali, ilc caianamiia ol Sii Haii
is ilc aioncmcni loi all sinlul icaciions."
S. In ilc Slanda Puiana ii mcniions ilai bccausc Loid Siva lnows ilc gloiy ol Sii
Visnu's caianamiia, lc is lolding Ganga, wlo comcs liom ilc loius lcci ol Visnu,
on lis lcad.
9. Tlc gloiy ol Sii caianamiia las bccn dcsciibcd in all sciipiuics. Onc may bc
ablc io couni all ilc wavcs in ilc occan, bui ii is noi possiblc io dcsciibc ilc gloiy
ol caianamiia. Onc slould ollci ilc Vaisnavas caianamiia wiil iulasi lcavcs,
cspccially liom a conclslcll, wlilc icciiing maniias and slould ilcn diinl ii
limscll.
10. All ilc placcs ol pilgiimagc and ilc Vaisnavas aic coniaincd in ilc sacicd
caianamiia ol Sii Visnu; onc slould noi wasl lis mouil alici diinling ii.
SEEING THE DEITIES
1. Tlc Visnu Dlaimoiiaia siaics ilai an uniniclligcni pcison las io iiavcl in ilis
woild ol biiil and dcail uniil lc sccs ilc dciiy ol Kcsava.
2. Tlc Padma Puiana siaics ilai ilosc wlo do noi scc ilc woislipablc dciiics ol
ilc Loid bccomc punislcd by ilc scivanis ol Yamaiaja.
3. Tlosc wlo scc Loid Janaidan wlilc oi alici Hc is bcing woislippcd, dciivcs ilc
bcnclii ol ollciing onc lundicd dcsiic-lullilling cows in claiiiy.
+. Tlc Agni Puiana says ilai onc wlo sccs Haii wiil dcvoiion and onc wlo
icspccilully allows oilcis io scc Him, aclicvcs ilc pcilcciion ol yogic piaciiccs.
THE BENEFIT OF SEEING THE DEITIES
1. Tlc Padma Puiana says ilai ilosc wlo do noi scc ilc woislipablc dciiy ol ilc
Loid ilai las bccn csiablislcd accoiding io ilc icligious codcs ol ilc Vcdas aic
punislcd by ilc scivanis ol Yamaiaja.
2. Tlosc wlo scc Janaidan duiing oi alici woislip dciivcs ilc bcnclii ol ollciing a
lundicd dcsiic-lullilling cows.
3. Tlc Agni Puiana siaics ilai onc wlo sccs Sii Haii wlilc Hc is bcing woislippcd
oi alici Hc las bccn woislippcd wiil dcvoiion, and onc wlo icspccilully appiovcs
ol sucl woislip, dciivc ilc icsuli ol pciloiming yoga.
b) TULASI DEVI
THE GLORIES OF TULASI DEVI
1. Tlc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad said, "Onc wlo wcais iulasi mala, cvcn il
lc is unclcan and dcvoid ol piopci aciiviiics, will suicly aiiain Mc."
2. Sii Kisna ollcis ilc bcnclii ol icsiding in Dwaiala io onc wlo wcais iulasi mala.
Wlcn onc wcais iulasi mala alici ii las bccn ollcicd io Visnu wiil dcvoiion,
bccomcs complcicly licc ol sin and Dcvalinandana Kisna is always plcascd wiil
lim. Hc docs noi nccd io aionc loi any sinlul aciiviiy as no sin icmains in lis
body and any pious aciiviiy lc pciloims in ilc agc ol Kali is muliiplicd icn million
iimcs. Wlcn ilc Yamaduias scc iulasi mala, ilcy lly away lilc diy lcavcs iosscd in
ilc wind.
3. Tlc Slanda Puiana says ilai onc wlo wcais iulasi mala alici ollciing ii io Sii
Haii is undoubicdly ilc clicl ol ilc dcvoiccs. A lool wlo wcais iulasi mala
wiiloui ollciing ii io Sii Haii suicly gocs io lcll. Wlcn ilc mala is madc ii
slould bc waslcd wiil pancagavya, lavc ilc mool maniia clanicd upon ii oncc
and ilc Gayaiii cigli iimcs. Alici ilai onc slould ioucl ii wiil ilc smolc ol
inccnsc and woislip ilc mala by saying:
"om sadajaiam piapadyami sadajaiayc vai namo namal
blavc blavc nadi blavc blaja slaiman blavad blavayc namal"
Onc slould ilcn piay, "O nccllacc! You aic picpaicd oui ol iulasi wood and you
aic vciy dcai io ilc Vaisnavas; I am wcaiing you on my nccl, plcasc malc mc dcai
io Kisna. Tlc mcaning ol ilc woid 'ma' is 'io mc', and ilc mcaning ol 'la' is 'io
givc'; O bclovcd ol Haii! Plcasc ollci mc io ilc dcvoiccs ol Kisna. In ilis way
you aic lnown as 'mala'."
5. A Vaisnava wlo piays in ilis way and wcais ilc mala on lis nccl alici ii las
bccn ollcicd io Kisna aiiains ilc loius lcci ol Visnu.
6. Tlc Padma Puiana siaics icgaidlcss ol wlcilci onc is in a im puic oi puic siaic,
onc slould always wcai iulasi mala and ncvci ialc ii oll cvcn wlcn bailing, caiing
oi cvcn wlcn passing siool and uiinc.
7. Tlc Slanda Puiana cxplains ilai in ilc agc ol Kali, ilc Loid lcavcs all ol His
ilousands ol loly placcs and clcvaicd mouniains and icsidcs in gaidcns wiil
iulasi.
S. Tlosc wlo scc ilc iulasi loicsi oi plani iulasi accoiding io iulcs and
icgulaiions, aiiain Vailunilalola. Tlosc wlo scivc iulasi cvciy day by sccing lci;
ioucling lci; mcdiiaiing upon lci; gloiilying lci qualiiics; ollciing obcisanccs io
lci; lisicning io lci qualiiics; planiing, waiciing and woislipping lci, icsidc in
Visnulola loi an unlimiicd pciiod ol iimc. Tlc Yamaduias do noi appioacl ilc
lousc wlcic iulasi is bcing waicicd icgulaily and is bcing scivcd vciy caiclully.
9. No onc slould cvci dciidc iulasi ilinling lci io bc a iicc. In Vailunila
Dlama, iulasi's body is non-dillcicni liom ilc body ol Sii Vasudcva. Ii las also
bccn mcniioncd in Agasia Samliia ilai jusi as ilc iwo milc iadius aiound ilc
Gangcs is puic, ilc samc aica aiound iulasi is also puic.
10. "O bcsi ol ilc sagcs! Tlosc wlo lcavc ilcii body ncai a iulasi plani ncvci
sullci in lcll bui go io Visnulola. Sii Haii always icsidcs in a iulasi gaidcn, loius
gaidcn and wlcicvci ilc Puianas aic icciicd."
11. Ii is vciy iaic loi onc wlo las lallcn inio ilc occan ol biiil and dcail io bc
ablc io scivc iulasi, associaic wiil dcvoiccs and dcvclop lovc loi Sii Haii.
12. Tlc Piallada Samliia and Visnu Dlaimoiiaia says ilc lcavcs; llowcis, liuiis,
wood, bail, bianclcs, iwigs, sccdlings, iooi and soil ol iulasi all aic puic. Wlcn a
dcad body is buini wiil iulasi, ilai pcison docs noi lavc io comc bacl io ilis
woild again.
13. Accoiding io ilc Slanda Puiana, ilosc wlo always pui iulasi lcavcs in ilcii
navcl, mouil, lcad and iwo cais, do noi nccd io go io any placc ol pilgiimagc oi
pciloim any saciilicc.
1+. Alilougl ilc sciipiuics gloily iulasi in ilis way, Vaisnavas will ncvci acccpi
iulasi wiiloui ollciing lci io Kisna liisi.

TULASI WORSHIP
1. Tlc Loid said, "Onc wlo woislips Mc wiiloui picling iulasi cvciy day, cvcn il
Hc woislips mc loi a lundicd ycais, I do noi acccpi lis woislip."
(Haii llalii Vilasa, 7il Clapici)
2. Ii says in ilc lilad Naiadiya Puiana ilai il onc woislips ilc Supicmc
Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad wiiloui iulasi, ilai is noi woislip; il onc bailcs ilc Loid
wiiloui iulasi, ilai is noi bailing; il onc lccds ilc Loid wiiloui iulasi, ilai is noi
lccding and il onc ollcis waici io ilc Loid wiiloui iulasi; ilai is noi diinling.
(Haii llalii Vilasa, 7il Clapici)
3. Tlc Vaiala Puiana says ilai Sii Haii ncvci acccpis woislip wiiloui iulasi. Il
iulasi lcavcs aic noi availablc, ioucl Sii Haii wiil iulasi waici and il ilai is noi
availablc, uiici ilc namc iulasi wlilc woislipping Sii Haii.
+. Onc wlo woislips any dcmigod (oilci ilan Visnu) wiil iulasi commiis sin
cqual io muidciing a bialmana, muidciing a cow oi laving scxual inicicouisc
wiil ilc spiiiiual masici's wilc.
5. In ilc Haii llalii Sudodaya ilc Yamaduias say, "Onc wlo woislips Sii Haii
wiil iulasi, iiicspcciivc ol wlcilci lc is icligious oi iiicligious, wc cannoi ioucl
lim alici lis dcail."
6. Tlc Agasia Samliia dcsciibcs ilai in ilc pasi Tulasi Dcvi vciy iniclligcnily
pciloimcd scvcic ausiciiiics and aslcd Kisna loi a boon and las bccomc dcaici io
Haii ilan any oilci llowci oi lcal.
7. In ilc Padma Puiana ii says ilai ol all lcavcs, Tulasi is ilc dcaicsi io Sii Haii.
Tlosc wlo woislip Visnu in ilc agc ol Kali wiil Tulasi lcavcs and manjaiis aic
gloiious.
S. Tlc Gaiuda Puiana also quoics ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad;
"Onc wlo woislips Mc wiil iulasi lcal docs noi lavc io ialc biiil again. Hc
bccomcs dclivcicd and gocs bacl io Vailunila."
9. Tlc Visnu Dlaimoiiaia siaics,
"O lialmanas! Vaisnavas slould ncvci picl iulasi on dvadasi day."
10. Accoiding io ilc Gaiuda Puiana, a icligious pcison slould noi picl duiva
giass on Sundays and iulasi on dvadasis. Il onc docs so lc will losc lis longcviiy.
c) CONCHSHELL
THE GLORY OF CONCHSHELL
1. Tlc lialma Vaivaiia Puiana mcniions ilai Sii Haii is siiuaicd in ilc
conclslcll; wlcicvci ilcic is conclslcll, Sii Haii along wiil Lalsmidcvi is always
siiuaicd and all inauspiciousncss disappcais liom ilai placc.
2. Wlcicvci ilc sound ol conclslcll is lcaid, Lalsmidcvi icsidcs ilcic wiiloui
moving. Onc wlo ialcs lis bail in ilc waici liom ilc conclslcll gcis ilc bcnclii
ol bailing in all ilc placcs ol pilgiimagc.
3. Tlc Padma Puiana quoics:
"O Naiada! Onc wlo bailcs ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad, Sii Visnu, wiil
cow's mill a conclslcll, aiiains ilc posiiion ol lialma."
+. Onc wlo bailcs Sii Madlava wiil a conclslcll lull ol Ganga waici wlilc
saying, "O Naiayana! I ollci obcisanccs unio you", docs noi lavc io ialc biiil
again. Hc aiiains Vailunilalola."
5. Tlc Slanda Puiana siaics ilai onc wlo bailcs Sii Kisna wiil waici liom a
conclslcll dciivcs ilc bcnclii ol ollciing lundicds ol dcsiic-lullilling cows in
claiiiy.
6. "O Naiada! Wlcn ilc waici liom a iivci, a pond, a laigc icscivoii, a wcll and a
lalc is placcd in ilc conclslcll, ilai waici bccomcs lilc Gangcs waici."
7. "O bcsi ol bialmanas! All ilc placcs ol pilgiimagc wiilin ilc ilicc woilds
icsidc in ilc conclslcll by ilc oidci ol Kisna. Tlcicloic, onc musi iicai ilc
conclslcll wiil icspcci."
S. Tlc Agama Sasiia says ilai as big, as plcasing and as iianspaicni as ilc
conclslcll is, as gicai iis powci ol bcncliccncc will bc.
THE GLORY OF WATER FROM CONCHSHELL IN ARATI
1. Onc musi spiinllc waici liom ilc conclslcll ollcicd in aiaii. Tlai waici,
siccpcd in ilc ncciaican glancc ol Sii Kisna, musi bc pui on onc's lcad alici
ollciing obcisanccs.
2. Tlc Slanda Puiana mcniions ilai onc wlo las spiinllcd ilc waici ollcicd io
Sii Haii ovci lis lcad liom a conclslcll docs noi nccd io ialc bail in ilc Gangcs.
d) PARAPHERNALIA
PANCAGAVYA
1. Tlc livc ingicdicnis ol pancagavya aic: mill, cow's uiinc, glcc, cow dung and
yogluii. Wlcn ilcy aic mixcd in cqual piopoiiions, ii is callcd pancagavya.
PANCAMRTA
1. Tlc ingicdicnis ol pancamiia aic: mill, sugai, glcc, yogluii and loncy and a
mixiuic ol ilcsc livc aic callcd pancamiia. Ii is uscd in all spiiiiual aciiviiics.
OFFERING PLATES
1. Tlc Slanda Puiana mcniions ilai gold, silvci and coppci plaics, bcll-mcial
plaics and plaics madc liom caiil, palasl and loius lcavcs aic vciy dcai io Visnu.
Tlc Dcvi Puiana also mcniions ilai cigliccn incl diamcici plaics aic bcsi, iwclvc
incl aic mcdium and six incl aic ilc woisi. Plaics lcss ilan loui incl diamcici
slould noi bc uscd in ilc woislip.
2. Tlc Visnu Dlaimoiiaia siaics ilai a pcison wlo ollcis plaics and pois io Sii
Haii, lc docs noi lavc io go io lcll again.
SECTION E. OBEISANCES
THE GLORIES OF OFFERING OBEISANCES
1. Tlc lilad Naiadiya Puiana says ilai onc wlo docs noi cvcn oncc ollci
obcisanccs io Sii Visnu is io bc considcicd lilc a dcad body; onc slould ncvci
convcisc wiil lim.
2. Tlc Nisingla Puiana says ilai io ollci obcisanccs is lilc pciloiming saciilicc; ii
is ilc gicaicsi ol all saciiliccs. ly ollciing obcisanccs jusi oncc, a man can bccomc
puiilicd and aclicvc Sii Haii.
3. Tlc Haii llalii Sudodaya mcniions ilai wlcn a dcvoicc lalls down io ilc
giound io ollci obcisanccs io Visnu, all ilc sins in lis body also lall down and
bccomc dcsiioycd. Wlcn lc gcis up lc bccomcs licc liom all sins.
+. Tlc Padma Puiana siaics ilai il, in spiic ol commiiiing vaiious sins, a pcison
covcicd wiil ignoiancc ollcis obcisanccs io Sii Haii, ilc Loid wlo dclivcis onc
liom all sinlul icaciions, ilai pcison docs noi nccd io go io lcll.
5. Ii las bccn mcniioncd in ilc Agama Sasiia ilai ollciing obcisanccs wiil lands,
lcgs, lnccs, clcsi, lcad, cycs, mind and woids is callcd asianga pianama oi
obcisanccs wiil cigli limbs.
6. Ollciing obcisanccs wiil lnccs, aims, lcad, woids and iniclligcncc is callcd
pancanga pianama oi obcisanccs wiil livc limbs. In woislipping, asianga
pianama is bciici ilan pancanga pianama.
7. Tlc Naiada Pancaiaiia mcniions ilai onc slould noi ollci obcisanccs io ilc
dciiics oi spiiiiual masici cic. wlcn ilcy aic slccping oi caiing. Oilciwisc, onc
slould ollci obcisanccs liisi io Sii Haii, ilcn io lis spiiiiual masici and ilcn io lis
oilci supciiois.
S. Tlc Visnu Smiii mcniions ilai onc slould ollci obcisanccs io Visnu placing
Him on ilc lcli, Sliva and Duiga on ilc iigli and ilc spiiiiual masici in ilc lioni.
CIRCUMAMBULATION
1. Tlc Vaiala Puiana says ilai ilosc wlo ciicumambulaic Visnu wiil ilcii lcaii
lull ol dcvoiion do noi lavc io go io ilc abodc ol Yamaiaja bui aiiain ilc posiiion
ol a dcvoicc.
2. Tlc Slanda Puiana says;
"O lialmana! Il onc ciicumambulaics ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad loui
iimcs, lc gcis ilc bcnclii ol ciicumambulaiing ilc cniiic cicaiion and lc dciivcs
ilc bcnclii ol visiiing all ilc placcs ol pilgiimagc."
SECTION F. VAISNAVA PERSONAL HYGIENE
a) MORNING DUTIES
1. Ai ilc iimc ol gciiing up in ilc moining, onc slould say:
"O Oiiginal Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad! O consciousncss ol all ilicc woilds! O Loid
ol Laxmi! O Visnu! Accoiding io youi oidci I am gciiing up in ilc moining so
ilai I can bccomc cngagcd iliougloui ilc day in aciiviiics loi Youi plcasuic."
b) TILAK
1. Tlc Padma Puiana siaics:
"O lialmana! Ioi ilc salc ol My plcasuic, My dcvoicc will pui on iilal wiil a
sicady mind cvciy moining and cvcning, and duiing My woilsip and liic saciilicc.
Tilal biings auspiciousncss, pioiccis onc liom dangci and dcsiioys lcai. Tlcicloic
onc slould always wcai iilal."
2. Tlc Slanda Puiana says ilai il onc pciloims saciilicc, ollcis claiiiy, pciloims
ausiciiiics, liic saciilics oi icads ilc Vcdas wiiloui wcaiing iilal, all lis aciiviiics
go in vain.
3. Tlc Padma Puiana mcniions ilai onc slould noi scc ilc lacc ol somconc wlo
docs noi wcai iilal. Il ilis lappcns, lc slould puiily limscll by looling ai ilc
sun.
+. Hc wlo wcais iilal mailcd wiil clay, cvcn a candala, is a puic soul and
woislipablc; ilcic is no doubi aboui ilai. Loid Naiayana along wiil Laxmi Dcvi is
scaicd in ilc bcauiilul spacc insidc ilc iilal. Tlcicloic, ilc body ol ilosc wlo
wcai iilal is ilc sacicd icmplc ol ilc Loid. Wlcn a pcison pciloims saciilicc,
claiiiy, ausiciiiy, japa, cic., all lis pious aciiviiics bccomc impciislablc.
5. Tlc liamanda Puiana says ilai wlcilci onc is impuic, dcvoid ol piopci
ciiquciic oi commiiing sinlul aciiviiics in lis mind, il lc wcais iilal lc always
icmains puic.
6. Tlc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad said:
"Ii docs noi maiici wlcic a pcison wlo wcais iilal dics. Lvcn il lc is a candala,
lc gocs io My abodc iiding on a spacc slip and bccomcs woislippcd ilcic."
7. Tlc Loid also said:
"Wlcn a pcison wcaiing iilal cais in somcbody's lousc, I dclivci iwcniy
gcnciaiions ol lis losi liom lcll."
S. Onc musi apply clay liom ilc basc ol ilc nosc (bciwccn ilc cycbiows) io ilc
iop ol ilc loiclcad. 3/+ ol ilc uppci paii ol ilc nosc slould bc covcicd wiil iilal
in a lcal-lilc slapc and ilc caviiy ol ilc iilal slould siaii liom ilc basc ol ilc
cycbiows. Tlc Padma Puiana says ilai onc slould noi diaw iilal wiil anyiling
oilci ilan ilc lingci.
9. Tlc lowcsi ol ilc bialmanas wlo mails ilc iilal wiiloui maling a spacc in ilc
middlc diivcs Visnu and Laxmi away liom ilcic.
10. Tlc Padma Puiana quoics Malaisi Gauiama:
"Ol Malaiaja Ambaiisl! In oidci io bccomc licc liom ilc gicaicsi ol sinlul
aciiviiics jusi bclold ilc pcison wlo wcais iilal wiil gopi-clandan."
11. Accoiding io Kasli Kunda, Yamaiaja said;
"Ol my mcsscngcis! Lisicn caiclully. Wlcn you scc somconc wiil iilal madc ol
gopi-candan on ilc loiclcad, icjcci lim lilc blazing liic."
c) CLOTH
1. Onc slould noi wcai cloil oi laupin ilai las noi bccn waslcd, waslcd by a
waslciman oi is diiiy. Onc slould ncvci wcai wci cloil. (Il ilc cloil las bccn
waslcd by a waslciman, ii slould bc waslcd wiil waici again).
2. Onc slould noi wcai only onc piccc ol cloil wlilc caiing oi woislipping bui
slould wcai a claddai along wiil lis dloii.
3. Houscloldcis slould always wcai wliic cloil.
+. Woollcn cloil is puiilicd by aii, liic, sun-iays oi moon-iays. A blanlci madc ol
wool docs noi bccomc coniaminaicd cvcn by coniaci wiil scmcn oi a dcad body.
5. A woollcn cloil icmains puic in all condiiion; sill bccomcs coniaminaicd wlcn
onc passcs siool wlilc wcaiing ii; a coiion cloil bccomcs impuic as soon as onc
ialcs ii oll onc's waisi; ii bccomcs puiilicd by wasling.
6. Onc slould noi wcai siiiclcd cloil, ioin oi buini cloil oi somcbody clsc's cloil
wlilc cngagcd in ilc scivicc ol ilc Dciiy. Woolcn cloil is puic undci all
ciicumsianccs. Iiic, a bialmana, lusla giass and woolcn cloil aic ilc loui ilings
ilai lialma did noi malc impuic.
d) BATHING
1. Onc musi ialc bail wiil ilc waici liom a iivci, pond, lalc oi a louniain. Onc
can also ialc lis bail by pulling waici liom a wcll.
2. Il onc cais wiiloui ialing bail, lc cais siool. Hc wlo docs noi ialc bail is
sinlul and always impuic; alici sullciing in lcll lc ialcs biiil in a low class lamily
lilc ilc pullaslas.
3. Tlc gicai sagc Dalsla insiiucicd as lollows:
"A bialmacaii slould ialc bail only oncc - in ilc moining, a vanapiasila and a
giilasila slould ialc bail in ilc moining and ai noon, and a sannyasi slould ialc
bail in ilc moining, ai noon and in ilc cvcning. Il onc is unablc io do so bccausc
ol siclncss oi scaiciiy ol waici, ilcn onc musi ialc bail ai lcasi oncc; il onc is
unablc io do cvcn ilai, lc can bailc limscll wiil maniia."
+. Tlc Kuima Puiana mcniions ilai cvcn a sinlul pcison bccomcs puiilicd by
ialing bail in ilc moining. Onc slould ilcicloic ialc bail vciy caiclully in ilc
moining.
5. Tlc Padma Puiana says ilai an caily moining bail puiilics ilc inicinal cnd
cxicinal impuiiiics ol a pcison. Onc wlo ialcs bail caily in ilc moining bccomcs
sinlcss and docsn'i go io lcll.
6. Tlc gicai sagc Dalsla said:
"Il, duc io siclncss oi any oilci icason, onc is unablc io ialc bail, onc can dip
limscll up io lis nccl in waici. Tlai will bc also considcicd as a bail; il onc is
unablc io do cvcn ilai lc can spongc lis body wiil wci cloil oi iub lis body wiil
wci lands."
7. Tlc Aiii smiiii says ilai wlcn onc ialcs bail lis mind bccomcs joylul,
dcmigods siand in lioni ol lim, and lcalil, piciy, lamc lnowlcdgc, good loiiunc,
opulcncc, and lappincss aic aclicvcd. As a icsuli ol an caily moining bail, all
sinlul icaciions, misloiiunc, anxiciy, misciy and lamcniaiion disappcai.
S. Tlc Manu Samliia says ilai onc slould noi ialc a loi waici bail on ilc lull
moon and ncw moon days.
9. Onc slould noi smcai oil on lis body duiing ilc caily moining bail, on ilc
days ol vow, on ilc days ol lasiing and on ilc days ol siaddlya.
10. Onc slould noi pass uiinc and siool alici smcaiing lis body wiil oil.
11. Tlcic aic scvcn linds ol bail: maniia, paiiiva, agnia, baiupia, dupia, vaiun
and manasa.
12. Wlcn onc puis waici on lis lcad by claniing maniia, ilai is callcd maniia
snan.
13. Wlcn onc iouclcs sacicd soil lilc ilai ol Gangcs and uscs ii as iilal, ilai is
lnown as caiilly bail.
1+. Wlcn puiilicd asl is smcaicd on ilc body ilai is callcd liciy bail.
15. Wlcn onc applics ilc dusi ilai llics liom ilc lovcs ol ilc cows, ilai is callcd
aciial bail.
16. Wlcn ii iains in sunslinc, ialing bail in ilai iain is callcd cclcsiial bail.
17. Wlcn onc ialcs bail in a iivci oi a icscivoii ol waici, ilai is callcd waiciy
bail.
1S. Wlcn onc icmcmbcis Visnu and mcdiiaics upon Him, lis body bccomcs
puiilicd. Ii is callcd a mcnial bail.
19. Tlc sagcs lavc conliimcd ilai ol all linds ol bails, a mcnial bail is ilc bcsi
bccausc jusi by icmcmbciing Sii Visnu, onc bccomcs puiilicd boil inicinally and
cxicinally.
e) RULES AND REGULATIONS OF PASSING
1. Onc slould noi pass siool and uiinc in lioni ol lis sladow oi in ilc sladow ol
a iicc. In lioni ol a cow, ilc sun, liic, aii, ilc spiiiiual masici and ilc bialmanas.
Also onc slould noi pass in a plowcd licld, in a licld wlcic giains aic giowing, in a
pasiuiing giound, in ilc middlc ol ilc ioad, in a iivci and ai loly placcs, in oi by
ilc waici oi in a cicmaioiium.
2. A lcaincd man will pass siool and uiinc lacing noiil duiing ilc day and souil
ai nigli. Hc slould covci ilc land wiil siiaw and lis lcad wiil cloil. Hc slould
noi iall ai ilc iimc ol passing uiinc and siool .
3. Tlc Kuima Puiana mcniions ilai ai ilc iimc ol passing siool and uiinc, a
bialmana slould placc lis bialmin ilicad on lis iigli cai and, covciing lis lcad
wiil cloil, pass uiinc and siool lacing noiil.
+. Onc musi uniic lis laupin ai ilc iimc ol passing uiinc. Onc musi wasl lis
cycs and ilcn biusl lis iccil icmcmbciing ilc maniia wiil a sicady mind upon
gciiing up liom lis bcd. Onc musi biusl lis iccil bcloic ilc sun iisc.
5. In ilc Vaiala Puiana ilc Loid says:
"Hc wlo woislips Mc wiiloui biusling lis iccil dcsiioys all lis pious aciiviiics
by ilis onc aciion."
6. Tlc Smiiii sasiia mcniions ilai a iwig liom a iloiny iicc is considcicd sacicd
wlcn uscd as a iooil biusl, a iwig liom a juicy iicc incicascs ilc duiaiion ol lilc
and a pungcni, biiici oi asiiingcni iwig cuics onc liom discasc and incicascs
siicngil, wcalil and lappincss.
7. Onc slould noi biusl lis iccil on ilc days ol lasiing and on days wlcn
siaddlya ccicmonics aic pciloimcd. Onc musi noi biusl lis iccil on Lladasi and
ncw moon days.
SECTION G. TAKING PRASAD
a) GLORIES OF MAHA PRASAD

1. Tlc Slanda Puiana says ilai wlcilci onc is a bialmacaii, louscloldci,
vanapiasila oi sannyasi, a pcison musi cai Sii Visnu's malapiasada iiicspcciivc ol
lis asiama.
2. Jusi by caiing Visnu piasad, onc dciivcs ilc samc piciy acquiicd ol lasiing loi
millions ol monils. Il onc cais ilc icmnanis ol Sii Visnu along wiil iulasi and
caianamiia siiiing in a icmplc, lc dciivcs ilc bcnclii ol pciloiming millions and
millions ol saciiliccs.
3. Tlc lialma Vaivaiia Puiana siaics ilai il onc icspccilully cais Visnu's piasad as
soon as lc gcis ii, lc dclivcis onc lundicd gcnciaiions and bccomcs libciaicd cvcn
wlilc alivc.
+. Onc wlo cais Visnu's icmnanis wiil dcvoiion, ollcis obcisanccs io Haii,
woislips Him oi ollcis piaycis io Him bccomcs as woislipablc as Sii Visnu.
5. Tlc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad said:
"Il duc io lis good loiiunc onc icccivcs My piasad coming liom a dog's mouil,
ilai is, ii las bccn caicn by a dog, ilcn ii is caiablc cvcn loi dcmigods lilc Loid
lialma."
6. Tlc Padma Puiana siaics ilai malapiasad, bc ii diy, sialc oi biougli liom a
disiani placc, slould bc caicn as soon as onc gcis ii; ilcic is no nccd ol
considciing iimc, placc cic. Onc slould noi cai ilc icmnanis ol oilci dcmigods.
7. Tlc Slanda Puiana mcniions ilai iiicspcciivc ol wlcilci onc is a bialmacaii,
louscloldci, vanapiasila oi sannyasi, cvciyonc musi cai Visnu's malapiasad. Il a
bialmana cais ilc icmnanis ol oilci dcmigods, lc slould puiily limscll by
aioncmcni. Il onc cais ilc malapiasad ol Sii Kisna, lc dciivcs ilc bcnclii ol
pciloiming millions ol saciiliccs.
S. Tlc Padma Puiana says ilai an iniclligcni Vaisnava slould noi acccpi, ioucl,
scc oi cai ilc icmnanis ol ilc dcmigods.
9. loil ilc Padma and Slanda Puianas say ilai onc slould woislip all ilc
dcmigods wiil Visnu piasad and ollci ilai io ilc loiclailcis also. Tlc loiclailcis
will dciivc unlimiicd bcncliis.
GLORY OF HONORING MAHA PRASAD
1. Tlc Slanda Puiana says ilai wlcilci onc is a bialmaclaii, louscloldci,
vanapiasilya oi sannyasi, cvciyonc slould cai Sii Visnu's Malapiasad.
2. Jusi by caiing Visnu piasad onc gcis ilc samc piciy dciivcd liom pciloiming
viaias loi icn million monils.
3. Wlcn, onc cais Visnu piasad wiil Tulasi and cspccially caianamiia wlilc siiiing
in ilc icmplc, lc dciivcs ilc bcnclii ol pciloiming millions and millions ol
saciiliccs.
+. Tlc lialma Vaivaiia Puiana says:
"As soon as onc cais Visnu piasad wiil dcvoiion, ii dclicvcis onc lundicd
gcnciaiions ol lis lamily mcmbcis and lc bccomcs libciaicd cvcn wlcn alivc."
5. Onc wlo icgulaily cais Visnu piasad wiil dcvoiion, ollcis obcisanccs io Sii
Haii, woislips oi ollcis piaycis io Him bccomcs as woislipablc as Visnu.
6. Tlc lialmanda Puiana says ilai onc dciivcs moic piciy liom caiing Kiislna
piasad cvciy day ilan pciloiming 100 clandiian viaias wiil cvciy biic.
b) EATING PROCEDURE
1. Tlc Visnu Puiana siaics:
"O King! A louscloldci slould liisi ollci lood io ilc disciplcs and ilc lungiy.
Tlcn lc limscll slould cai. Onc slould cai liom a bioad and puic plaic. Ai ilc
iimc ol caiing onc slould noi bccomc angiy."
2. Il a man liisi diinls liquid, ilcn ialcs solid siull and ilcn diinls liquid again,
lis lcalil and vigoui aic ncvci icduccd.
3. Onc slould noi diinl waici liom ilc lcli land.
+. A man slould cai lacing casi oi noiil. Alici pciloiming acaman silcnily, onc
slould ialc livc landlulls ol loodsiull loi ilc saiislaciion ol ilc livc linds ol aiis
and ilcn siaii caiing icgulaily. Alici caiing, onc slould wasl lis lands up io ilc
wiisis and ilcn sii on an asana wiil a pcacclul mind, icmcmbciing lis
woislipablc Loid.
5. Tlc Kuima Puiana says ilai onc slould cai siiiing on a sacicd asana, placc lis
iwo lcci on ilc giound and lacc ilc casi oi ilc sun.
6. Piajapaii Manu said:
"Il onc cais liom a plaic on ilc giound, maling livc placcs wci, ilai caiing is lilc
lasiing; ii docs noi pioducc any siclncss. Tlc livc wci placcs iclci io ilc wasling
ol lands, lcci and mouil, ilc giving up ol angci and ilc smcaiing ol ilc placc
wiil cow-dung."
7. Onc slould ncvci cai ioo mucl bccausc ilai causcs discasc, dccicascs onc's lilc,
is dciiimcnial io onc's spiiiiual advanccmcni, sinlul and disgiacclul.
S. Tlc Mailanda Puiana says ilai a man slould cai by placing lis lcli land on lis
lap and conccniiaiing lis mind on ilc lood.
9. Onc slould noi diinl waici wiiloui lclp liom ilc land oi jusi wiil ilc lands
wiiloui a poi.
c) ACCEPTABLE AND UNACCEPTABLE FOODSTUFFS
RESTRICTIONS ABOUT EATING FOOD THAT HAS NOT BEEN OFFERED TO
THE LORD
1. Tlc lialmanda Puiana siaics ilai onc slould noi cai a lcal, llowci, liuii, waici,
loodsiull, mcdicinc oi anyiling clsc wiiloui ollciing ii io ilc Supicmc Loid. Il
onc cais unollcicd lood, lc slould aionc loi ilai. Tlcicloic, cvciyiling musi bc
ollcicd io Sii Visnu liisi bcloic ii is caicn.
2. Tlc Padma Puiana says ilai lood coming liom non-dcvoiccs oi lallcn pcoplc
and loodsiull ilai las noi bccn ollcicd io Sii Visnu aic lilc ilc mcai ol a dog.
+. Sagc Gauiama said, "O King Ambaiisa! Ncw cloil, liuii, lood and diinls -
cvciyiling slould bc ollcicd io ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad liisi."
5. Tlc Visnu Dlaimoiiaia and Agni Puiana say ilai a dcvoicc ollcis pcilumc,
loodsiull, gailands, cloilcs and oinamcnis io Sii Visnu liisi, ilc God ol all
dcmigods, and ilcn acccpis His icmnanis.
6. Tlc Gauiamiya Taniia says ilai onc musi woislip Sii Haii wiil sacicd
paiaplcinalia. Onc slould cai loodsiull alici ii las bccn ollcicd io Sii Kisna
accoiding io ilc iulcs and icgulaiions oi il ilcic is a Vaisnava, ilc malapiasad
slould bc ollcicd io lim.
UNACCEPTABLE FOODS
1. Tlc Kuima Puiana says ilai all ilc sins ol a man icmain in ilc giain; ilcicloic
wlcn onc cais ilc loodsiull ollcicd by somconc, lc cais lis sins as wcll.
2. Waici, swcci iicc, loodsiulls, glcc and sali slould noi bc ollcicd by land. Il
onc cais ilai ilcn ii is samc as caiing cow's mcai.
3. Tlc Kuima Puiana siaics ilai a Vaisnava slould always icccivc lood liom oilci
Vaisnavas, cvcn il lc las io bcg loi ii bui lc slould ncvci ialc lood liom an
avaisnava bccausc lis lood is coniaminaicd, cvcn il lc is a bialmana.
+. Tlc Padma Puiana says ilai an iniclligcni pcison slould bcg lood liom a
Vaisnava io bccomc licc liom all sinlul icaciions; lailing ilai lc slould ialc lis
waici and diinl ii.
ACCEPTABLE AND UNACCEPTABLE FOODSTUFFS
1. Tlc Aiii Smiiii siaics ilai il onc cais in ilc lousc ol a ling, lc will lavc io bc
boin as a woim in siool.
d) EKADASI
1. Wlcn onc lasis on Lladasi and ilcn bialcs lis lasi on Dvadasi, ilai givcs gicai
plcasuic io Sii Visnu.
(Maisa Puiana and Kavisila Puiana)
2. Ii las bccn icpcaicdly mcniioncd in all ilc Puianas ilai onc slould noi cai on
Lladasi.
(Naiada Puiana and Padma Puiana)
3. On ilc day ol Lladasi all ilc gicai sins lilc lilling a lialmana cnici inio ilc
giains; ilcicloic onc wlo cais ilcsc giains acquiics all ilosc sins.
(Naiada Puiana)
+. Tlc sciipiuics lavc picsciibcd pioccsscs ol aioncmcni loi a lillci ol a
lialmana, diunlcd, ilicl and onc wlo lad scxual inicicouisc wiil lis spiiiiual
masici's wilc. lui ilcic is no aioncmcni loi onc wlo cais giains on Lladasi.
(Visnu Dlaimalai)
5. Il a Vaisnava cais on ilc day ol Lladasi, cvcn by misialc, lis woislip ol Visnu
bccomcs liuiilcss and lc lalls in dail icgions ol lcll.
6. Ol bcsi ol lings! Tlc lucl ol sins acquiicd in lundicds ol lilciimcs bccomcs
buini io aslcs wiil ilc liic ol Lladasi. Tlc icsulis ol ilousands and ilousands ol
loisc-saciiliccs and lundicds and lundicds ol lajapcya saciiliccs cannoi cqual io
1/16 ol ilc icsuli ol lasiing on Lladasi. (Naiada Puiana)
7. Il onc lasis on ilc day ol Lladasi duc io lacl ol lood, lc siill gcis ilc lull
bcnclii ol lasiing.
(Naiada Puiana)
S. Il a man dcsiics io obscivc Lladasi in lis mind, lc will noi lavc io scc ilc
dangcious misciablc occan ol maiciial cxisicncc anymoic.
(Visnuialasia)
9. Jusi as Pianava is woislipablc as ilc oiigin ol all ilc Vcdas, similaily Lladasi is
woislippcd as ilc bcsi ol all ilc viaias.
(Visnu Puiana)
10. Onc wlo dcsiics io gci ilc icsuli ol lasiing slould avoid caiing ai nigli on ilc
day bcloic, avoid caiing ai nigli on ilc day alici, and on ilc day ol Lladasi. Hc
slould noi cai ciilci duiing ilc day oi ai nigli.
(liilanaiia Puiana)
11. Lvciyonc, abovc cigli and bclow cigliy slould lasi on Lladasi.
(Kaiian smiiii)
12. Malaiaj Rulmangada announccd by bcaiing ilc diums:
"Il anyonc bciwccn cigli and cigliy cais on ilc day ol Lladasi in my lingdom,
ilai gicai sinnci will bc liablc io capiial punislmcni, oi banislcd liom by
Kingdom loicvci. Tlcicloic ol lialmana! Wlcilci man oi woman, ilcy musi
obscivc boil Lladasis in a monil."
(Naiada Puiana)
13. Waici, liuii, iooi, mill, glcc, dcsiic ol a lialmana, insiiuciions ol ilc
spiiiiual masici and mcdicinc, ilcsc cigli ilings do noi spoil ilc viaia pciiod.
1+. Wlcn ilc dasami cnicis Lladasi, onc slould noi lasi on ilai Lladasi. Insicad
onc slould lasi on Dvadasi.
(Slomiai Dlaimalai)
15. Il dasami coniinucs on ilc iimc ol aiunadai, ilai is 1 and 1/2 louis bcloic
suniisc, onc slould noi lasi on ilai Lladasi bui insicad slould lasi on Dvadasi
wlcn ilis Dvadasi is puic; onc slould noi ilinl aboui ii iwicc.
(Padma Puiana)