Śrī Hari-nāma Cintāmaṇi

translated by Swami Bhaktivijñāna Giri

Śrī Hari-nāma Cintāmaṇi was written in 1900 by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura. This work of fifteen chapters composed in Bengali verse form, explains in detail the process of chanting the Holy Name, and especially deals with the ten offences as delineated in the Padma Purāṇa. The narrative is a dialogue between Śri Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Śrīla Hari Dāsa Ṭhākura. In the introduction, Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura states that Hari-nāma Cintāmaṇi is based upon rare texts that he discovered during his research.

Apart from the verses written by Bhaktivinoda Thakura he has added his own explanatory footnotes/commentaries.