Even that person who is the perpetrator of unlimited offences can be delivered by taking shelter at the lotus feet of Sri Hari. That wretch who commits offences even to the lotus feet of Sri Hari, if he even slightly takes shelter of the Holy name of the Lord; then the Name itself will deliver him from his Offences. Of this there is no doubt. Therefore, Sri Hari nama is the best friend and wellwisher of everyone; if anyone commits Offences to Sri Nama then his downifall is inevitable.
1. To abuse the Vaisnavas
quoting from the Skanda Purana, Sri Jiva Prabhu mentions in the Bhakti Sandarbha that to physically beat, censure or blame, to bear malice towards, not to welcome, to be angry towards, and to not feel joy on seeing a Vaisnava — these six Offences towards a Vaisnava are the cause of one's downfall.
2) To consider Siva to be independent from Lord Visnu.
3) To consider the guru to be an ordinary human being.
4) To blaspheme the Vedic scriptures.
5) To consider the glories of chanting Hari Nam to be imaginary.
6) To give some interpretation of Sri Hari Nam (abandoning the meanings explained in the scriptures).
7) To engage in sinful acts with the intention of chanting Hari Nam as a means of getting free from the sinful reaction.
8) To equate the chanting of Hari Nam with other ritualistic activities of the Vedas.
9) To instruct the faithless in the glories of Sri Nama.
1O) To not feel pleasure in chanting Hari Nam even after having heard the glories of Sri Nam.
These ten Offences must certainly be given up.