Recently
there has been some discussion on the internet (see also VNN
Story 6750)
regarding the statements of the Sri Madhavacarya Sampradaya's
website wherein they are not accepting Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
in their line. They say the sastric evidence we use to support
our position is invalid. One devotee following the discussion
asked Maharaja to comment.
Please accept my humble
obeisances. Sri Sri Guru-Gauranga Jayatah!
“Have they never seen the Deity established
by Sri Madhavacarya Bala Krsna, Sri Nartak
Gopal?”
You
inquired about some persons who do not accept the Gaudiya
Sampridaya in the line of Sri Madhavacarya. I think they surely
do not understand the mood of Madhavacarya. Nor do they
understand the philosophy of Sri Madhavacarya. They are surely
blind men. Have they never seen the Deity established by Sri
Madhavacarya Bala Krsna, Sri Nartak Gopal? He did not establish
Laksmi Narayana Deities. He served Vraja vilasi Sri Krsna only.
He wrote Sri Vedanta Bhasya, Brhad Brahma sutra bhasya. He wrote
Srimad Bhagavatam commentary, and there he is giving many verses
from many other sastras to support the Srimad
Bhagavatam.
At this time in India, there are many
sastras that have not been seen for many years. But, I do not
disbelieve their existence or authenticity because I have not
seen them. I have not seen Sriman Madhavacarya. I was not there
to watch him write, but I am repeating, a disciple of his
sampradaya. What is the meaning of Narayan tattva and what is
the meaning of Sri Krsna tattva - they do not know. The
difference between opulence and sweetness they cannot
understand, they cannot see. Surely they have never seen or
understood the mood of Gaudiya Vasinava books. So they are
talking like this, with this mood. Their thinking is like
someone saying that although my forefather was a president I
accept him as police officer only. I am a great man so I am
preaching my conclusion!
My dear friend you can see
yourself what Srila Jiva Gosvamipada has said in his Sat
Sandharbas and all the books of our Gosvamis. In the Srimad
Bhagavatam we find only Krsna lila. And the 24 avataras- all are
incarnations of the Supreme Lord, Sri Krsna. He is the Supreme
Personality of Godhead. He is the Supreme Lord. Brahma prayed to
him, calling him Narayan. Sukadeva Gosvami said, Sri Visnu is
playing in Rasa Lila with the Vraj Gopis. Sri Krsna is Visnu,
Narayana, He is all in all.
In Kali yuga, Sri Krsna is
manifested in His form as Mahaprabhu. He tastes his own
unatta-ujjvala rasa. He revealed His rasa raja mahabhava form to
Raya Ramananda in Godavari. He showed His sad-bhuja, six armed,
form to Sarvabhauma Bhathacarya. And many other devotes saw
Mahaprabhu exhibit the forms of many different avataras. All
sages, Gaudiya Vaisnavas, they have experienced, realized, and
have told everything. "But, I don't accept them." But who will
accept you? Our necessity is to understand all sastras, guru,
and vaisnavas. What they are saying we accept, in this
line.
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