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dhatry-asvattha-go-vipra-vaisnava-pujana

seva-namaparadhadi dure visarjana

SYNONYMS

dhatri—a type of tree; asvattha—the banyan trees; go—the cows; vipra—the brahmanas; vaisnava—the devotees of Lord Visnu; pujana—worshiping; seva—in devotional service; nama—in chanting of the holy name; aparadha-adi—the offenses; dure—far away; visarjana—giving up "One should worship dhatri trees, banyan trees, cows, brahmanas and devotees of Lord Visnu.

One should avoid offenses against devotional service and the holy name.There are ten items in the beginning of devotional service, up to the point of worshiping the dhatri tree, banyan tree, cow, brahmana and devotee of Lord Visnu.

The eleventh item is to avoid offenses when rendering devotional service and chanting the holy names.