Vaisnava Etiquette

1 Those who run business in the name of religion.

(SB 7:9:43 SB 7:13:8 HBV 8:111)

2. Internal and external defects of character.

(Kali spoke as follows) .... Therefore, O chief amongst the protectors of religion, please fix some place for me
where I can live permanently under the protection of your government. Suta Gosvami said: Maharaja
Parikshit, thus being petitioned by the personality of Kali, gave him permission to reside in places where
gambling, drinking, prostitution and animal slaughter were performed. The personality of Kali asked for
something more, and because of his begging, the king gave him permission to live where there is gold
because wherever there is gold there is also fasilty, intoxication, lust, envy and enmity. Thus the personality of
Kali, by the directions of Maharaja Parikshit, the son of Uttara, was allowed to live in those five places.
(SB 1:17:38-41)

(SB 11:26:26 SB 7:9:45)

3. To propagate licentious activities as religion.

(CC Mad 8:24)

4. Illicit relations with women and effeminate presons.

(Kali spoke as follows) .... Therefore, O chief amongst the protectors of religion, please fix some place for me
where I can live permanently under the protection of your government. Suta Gosvami said: Maharaja
Parikshit, thus being petitioned by the personality of Kali, gave him permission to reside in places where
gambling, drinking, prostitution and animal slaughter were performed. The personality of Kali asked for
something more, and because of his begging, the king gave him permission to live where there is gold
because wherever there is gold there is also fasilty, intoxication, lust, envy and enmity. Thus the personality of
Kali, by the directions of Maharaja Parikshit, the son of Uttara, was allowed to live in those five places.
(SB 1:17:38-41)

(CC Mad 22:84 SB 3:32:33-34)

5. Supporters of household ashrama.

(SB 7:9:45 SB 11:17:56-58)

6. Addicted to meat, fish, tea, coffee, cigarettes, marijuana.

(Kali spoke as follows) .... Therefore, O chief amongst the protectors of religion, please fix some place for me
where I can live permanently under the protection of your government. Suta Gosvami said: Maharaja
Parikshit, thus being petitioned by the personality of Kali, gave him permission to reside in places where
gambling, drinking, prostitution and animal slaughter were performed. The personality of Kali asked for
something more, and because of his begging, the king gave him permission to live where there is gold
because wherever there is gold there is also fasilty, intoxication, lust, envy and enmity. Thus the personality of
Kali, by the directions of Maharaja Parikshit, the son of Uttara, was allowed to live in those five places.
(SB 1:17:38-41)

(Manu Sam. 5:15)

7. To consider sense gratification as devotional service.

(SB 7:9:40 CC Ant 4:165-166)

8. Hearing and chanting intimate pastimes of The Lord in the market place or public places.
(SB 10:33:30)

9. Hired reciters of Srimad Bhagavatam.

(SB 7:3:8 Brahm Vaivat Pur. Prak. 29)

10 Explaining scriptures for show but does not follow himself.

(CB 1:2:67-68)

11. Manufacturing incarnations.

(CB Mad 23:476-478)

12. Monkey Renunciation.

(BRS East 2:126 CC Ant 2:120)

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13. Chanting concocted verses instead of the holy name.

14. Considering the material body to be the transcendental body of the Gopis.
(CC Adi 7:123 CC Mad 9:195)

15. Accepting as-called varnashrama instead of daivi-varnashrama.

BG 16:19-20)

16. To consider that Maha Prasad can be contaminated bt touch.

(HBV 9:134)

17. Judging a Vaisnava according to his birth.

(CB Arca Visnu)

18. To consider the activities of a Vaisnava according to material calculation.

(HBV 10:From Padma Purana)

19. To have dealings with the 13 apra sampradayas.

(SB 11:26:26)

20. To support one of the 13 offensive apra sampradayas.

(SB 11:26:26)

21. Disciple of a fallen guru.

(Mahabharata)

22. To be a disciple of someone who tolerates adulteration.

(HBV 1:62)

23. Adulterer/Adulteress
(Cait. Chand. 8:24)

24. One who supports the degraded condition of the fallen souls and accepts them as his disciples.
(HBV 2:7)

25. Those who feel that propergation of pure devotional service has been harmful.

26. Those who feel fame, wealth and reputation have been damaged and they have been neglected by learned
society due to propergation of pure devt\otu\ional service.
Mahabharata Santi Parva 188:13 & 189:7)

27. Those who think that they have incurred loss in business due to lack of Vaisnava and brahminical dealings.
(Chandogya Upanisad 4:4:4 SB 7:11:53 Mahabh. Vana Parva 215:13-15)

28. Although they identify themselves as Vaisnavas they are compelled to have dealings with smartas.
(SB 6:2:7-9)

29. To depend on the smartas in social dealings.

(CB 10:100-102 HBV 9:103)

30. To consider Maha Prasad to be mundane foodstuff.

(HBV 9:134)

31. Externally is a worshipper of Krsna but actuall worships other demigods.

(BG 9:22)

32. Flaterers of mental speculators and famous materialistic persons.

(CC Ant 4:176)

33. Unable to rectify innapropriate activities of a disciple due to greed for wealth and associates in six ways.
(SB 7:13:8)

34. Deval
(Proof of Yamunacarya from agam)

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35. One who supports aparsiddhanta and rasa-bhasa.
(CC Ant 5:97 & 5:102-103)

36. Devoid of judgement and affected by materialistic emotion.

(CC Adi 2:117)

37. Pretending to be a devotee due to other motivation than pure devotional service.
(HBV 7:28)

38. One who considers matter and spirit......?

39. Being situated in madhurya adikar by mercy of pure Vaisnava guru but fails to recognise kanistha, madhyama
and uttama and considers them equally.
(SB 11:2:46-47)

40. Those who harbour adesire to teach the guru and Vaisnavas.
(SB 11:17:27)

41. Those who do not serve Krsna with unalloyed devotion under the guidance of the spiritual master
surrendering everything for Krsna's pleasure.
(SB 7:5:32)

42. Instead of accepting simultaneous oneness and difference relationship of guru and Krsna, acts in an atheistic
way bt accepting Mayavadi pholosophy by offering Tulasi at guru's feet.

43. Those who consider guru and vaisnavas to be material.