View source for Srila Sanatana Gosvami has forbidden us to hear the holy name of Krsna chanted by non-Vaisnavas, such as professional actors and singers, for it will have no effect. It is like milk touched by the lips of a serpent

<div id="compilation">
<div id="facts">
{{terms|"Srila Sanatana Gosvami has forbidden us to hear the holy name of Krsna chanted by non-Vaisnavas, such as professional actors and singers, for it will have no effect. It is like milk touched by the lips of a serpent"}}
{{notes|}}
{{compiler|Iswaraj}}
{{complete|ALL}}
{{first|2021-05-19T08:41:05Z}}
{{last|2021-05-19T08:41:05Z}}
{{totals_by_section|BG=0|SB=0|CC=1|OB=0|Lec=0|Con=0|Let=0}}
{{total|1}}
{{toc right}}
[[Category:Sanatana Gosvami]]
[[Category:Forbidden]]
[[Category:Hearing the Holy Names of God]]
[[Category:Chanting the Holy Names of God]]
[[Category:Such As]]
[[Category:Professional]]
[[Category:Actor]]
[[Category:Singer]]
[[Category:Will Not Be Effective]]
[[Category:Milk]]
[[Category:Touch]]
[[Category:Lip]]
[[Category:Serpent]]
[[Category:Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-lila Chapter 01 Purports - Srila Rupa Gosvami's Second Meeting With the Lord]]
[[Category:Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-lila Purports]]
[[Category:Sri Caitanya-caritamrta - 62 Chapters, All Purports]]
</div>
<div id="section">
<h2>Sri Caitanya-caritamrta</h2>
</div>
<div id="sub_section">
<h3>CC Antya-lila</h3>
</div>
<div class="quote">
<div class="quote_heading">
One who hears the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra must receive it from the spiritual master by aural reception. Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī has forbidden us to hear the holy name of Kṛṣṇa chanted by non-Vaiṣṇavas, such as professional actors and singers, for it will have no effect.
</div>

<div class="quote_link">
[[Vanisource:CC Antya 1.101|CC Antya 1.101, Translation and Purport]]
</div>
<div class="quote_translation">
One has to learn about the beauty and transcendental position of the holy name of the Lord by hearing the revealed scriptures from the mouths of devotees. Nowhere else can we hear of the sweetness of the Lord’s holy name.
</div>
<div class="text">
<div class="purport">

It is said in the Padma Purāṇa, ataḥ śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāmādi na bhaved grāhyam indriyaiḥ ([[Vanisource:CC Madhya 17.136|CC Madhya 17.136]]). Chanting and hearing of the transcendental holy name of the Lord cannot be performed by the ordinary senses. The transcendental vibration of the Lord’s holy name is completely spiritual. Thus it must be received from spiritual sources and must be chanted after having been heard from a spiritual master. One who hears the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra must receive it from the spiritual master by aural reception. Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī has forbidden us to hear the holy name of Kṛṣṇa chanted by non-Vaiṣṇavas, such as professional actors and singers, for it will have no effect. It is like milk touched by the lips of a serpent, as stated in the Padma Purāṇa:


<div class="quote_verse">
:avaiṣṇava-mukhodgīrṇaṁ pūtaṁ hari-kathāmṛtam</dd><dd>śravaṇaṁ naiva kartavyaṁ sarpocchiṣṭaṁ yathā payaḥ
</div>


As far as possible, therefore, the devotees in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement gather to chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa in public so that both the chanters and the listeners may benefit.

</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>