Question: By chanting without offenses one will no longer experience any suffering in this world because one will be mercifully transferred to the abode of Lord Krishna. Does this mean that one will give up their material body and die when they attain that state?
Answer by Romapada Swami: The result of offenseless chanting is that one develops pure love for Krishna. This stage can be attained even in one’s present lifetime. In that condition, a devotee is no longer disturbed by the upheavals of the material world, because the devotee in such a purified consciousness tastes the happiness of devotional service from within. According to Krishna’s own sweet will, the pure devotee will be mercifully transferred to Krsna Loka, in due course of time!
During the duration of their present lifetime, they will not prematurely leave their body, but the offenseless chanter of the holy name, like Haridas Thakur, will relish Krishna’s association through His holy name, and instruct others for their life’s duration in the ways of devotional life by both their conduct (achar) and teachings (prachar).
