Post by Gauranga on Dec 6, 2005 22:25:36 GMT -5
“‘You are a fool,’ he said. ‘You are not qualified to study Vedanta philosophy, and therefore You must always chant the holy name of Krishna.’ ... Since I received this order from My spiritual master, I always chant the holy name...”
PURPORT: Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaja comments in this connection, [glow=red,2,300]“One can become perfectly successful in the mission of his life if he acts exactly according to the words he hears from the mouth of his spiritual master.”[/glow] This acceptance of the words of the spiritual master is called srauta-vakya, which indicates that the disciple must carry out the spiritual master’s instructions without deviation. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura remarks in this connection that a disciple must accept the words of his spiritual master as his life and soul. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu here confirms this by saying that since His spiritual master ordered Him only to chant the holy name of Krishna, He always chanted the Hare Krishna maha-mantra according to this direction.… Although Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krishna, the spiritual master of the entire universe, He nevertheless took the position of a disciple in order to teach by example how a devotee should strictly follow the orders of a spiritual master.
Sri Caitanya-caritamrita Adi-lila 7.72.77
