- To blaspheme the devotees who have dedicated their lives for propagating the holy name of the Lord.
- To consider the names of demigods like Lord Śiva or Lord Brahmā to be equal to, or independent of, the name of Lord Viṣṇu.
- To disobey the orders of the spiritual master.
- To blaspheme the Vedic literature or literature in pursuance of the Vedic version.
- To consider the glories of chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa to be imagination.
- To give some interpretation on the holy name of the Lord.
- To commit sinful activities on the strength of the holy name of the Lord.
- To consider the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa as one of the auspicious ritualistic activities offered in the Vedas as fruitive activities (karma-kāṇḍa).
- To instruct a faithless person about the glories of the holy name.
- To not have complete faith in the chanting of the holy names and to maintain material attachments, even after understanding so many instructions on this matter.
This text is from Songs of the Vaiṣṇava Ācāryas, © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. (www.krishna.com).
