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    The document discusses the concepts of shelter and surrender in relation to chanting the Hare Krishna maha mantra. It explains that the holy names of Krishna found in the Hare Krishna mantra are the sole shelter, according to Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It describes the six symptoms of self-surrender that one must establish within themselves to have faith in the holy name. These include vowing to accept what is favorable for devotion and rejecting what is unfavorable, having full faith and trust in Krishna as one's protector, accepting Krishna as one's maintainer, submitting oneself to fulfilling Krishna's desires, and feeling oneself to be insignificant. One can

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    The document discusses the concepts of shelter and surrender in relation to chanting the Hare Krishna maha mantra. It explains that the holy names of Krishna found in the Hare Krishna mantra are the sole shelter, according to Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It describes the six symptoms of self-surrender that one must establish within themselves to have faith in the holy name. These include vowing to accept what is favorable for devotion and rejecting what is unfavorable, having full faith and trust in Krishna as one's protector, accepting Krishna as one's maintainer, submitting oneself to fulfilling Krishna's desires, and feeling oneself to be insignificant. One can

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    The key takeaways are that the holy name of Krishna is the sole shelter and one must fully surrender to take shelter in the holy name.

    The six symptoms of self-surrender mentioned are anukulasya sankalpah, praticulasya varjanam, raksisyatiti, goptrtve varanam, atma-niksepa and karpanye.

    Taking full shelter means to express the mood of complete surrender to Krishna by chanting 'he radhe ! he Krishna ! tavaivasmi' with one's mind and voice.

    *** Shelter and Surrender ***

    *अनुकूलस्य संकल्प: प्रतिकूलस्य वर्जनम् | रतिस्यिीति तवश्वासो,


    गोप्तृत्व वरणं िथा ||*
    *आत्म तनपेि कापीव्यं षड् तवद्या शरणागति: |*

    Shelter and Surrender

    In “Arundaya Kirtana” Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura explains that the


    nectar-filled names of Krishna are the sole shelter within the
    universe :

    Krishna-nama-sudha koriya pan, jurao bhaktivinoda-pran,


    Nama bina kichu nahiko aro, caudda-bhuvana-majhe

    Drink the pure nectar of the holy name of Krishna and thus satisfy
    the soul of Bhaktivinoda. Except for the holy name there is nothing
    within the fourteen worlds.

    One must be thoroughly convinced that there is absolutely no other


    shelter or source of protection in this trouble-filled world beside
    Lord Sri Krishna, who is fully present in His holy name. With this
    conviction and realisation one should chant the Hare Krishna Maha
    Mantra.
    “Taking full shelter means to express the mood, ‘O Krishna, I am
    yours ! I am taking shelter of you !’ (he radhe ! he Krishna !
    tavaivasmi) in the mind and out loud (Jaiva Dharma Chapter 20)

    To have faith in the holy name one must firmly establish the six
    symptoms of self surrender (sharanagati) within his heart. Jaiva
    Dharma gives a clear description of surrender :

    “The first two symptoms of surrender anukulasya sankalpah and


    praticulasya varjanam ; ‘One should take a solemn Vow (sankalpa)
    that I will only do what do that which is favourable for unalloyed
    bhakti, and I will reject all unfavourable acts.’ The third symptom is
    faith in Krishna as one’s protector (raksisyatiti) : ‘Krishna is my
    only protector. I can only derive nothing from jnana yoga and other
    such practices.’ This expresses one’s trust (visvaso) in Krishna.

    The fourth symptom is the deliberate acceptance of Kirhsna as one’s


    maintainer (goptrtve varanam) : I cannot do anything, or even
    maintain myself by my own endeavour. I will serve Krishna as best
    as I can, and He will surely take care of me.’ The fifth symptom of
    surrender (atma-niksepa) : ‘Who am I ? I am His. My only duty is to
    fulfill Krishna’s desire.’ This is submission of the self (atma-
    nivedana). The sixth symptom is humility (karpanye) : ‘I am
    wretched, insignificant and mentally destitute.’ (Jaiva Dharama Ch.
    6)

    Since there is no difference between Krishna and His holy name,


    one can think of the six symptoms of surrender in relation to the
    Mahamantra. Thus while chanting Hare Krishna mantra japa one
    can take solemn vow : “I will only accept those people, places,
    action, thoughts, desires, and feelings that are conducive to chanting
    suddha-nama and I will reject everything opposed to it. I have
    complete faith, which means full love and trust, that the holy name
    of Krishna is my only protector. Alone I am powerless, but
    Krishna's name is maintaining me and taking care of all my needs.
    All I have to do is chant, chant, chant !

    “I am His, everything for Nama. My only duty is to serve Krishna’s


    name by chanting with pure love. O most sweet and beautiful Sri
    Nama Prabhu ! I am wretched, worthless, crazy and insignificant. I
    am lower than the straw in the street. Now please be causelessly
    merciful to me. Please pick me up and keep me as a particle of dust
    at your Lotus feet.”

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