Devotees aspire for that same nectar (v\u0101\u00f1cchitam am\u1e5bta\u1e41<\/em>) aspired for by \u015ar\u012bla R\u016bpa Gosv\u0101m\u012b and Raghun\u0101tha D\u0101sa Gosv\u0101m\u012b. What is that nectar and how one should aspire for it are questions producing diverse answers amongst Vai\u1e63\u1e47avas, a subject of some controversy.<\/p>\nThe truth lies deep within the line of faith which we must draw through our affectionate guardians (\u0101c\u0101ryas<\/em>). Our spiritual wealth lies in strict adherence (obedience) to this line. Instructions vary according to necessity, but the essence remains the same, to follow and to propagate purely the sublime message of \u015ar\u012b Caitanya Mah\u0101prabhu. For many devotees this line of faith extends only to their guru,<\/em> whose instructions provide everything, as they should. Those with a deep vision see the entire line of faith represented in their guru<\/em> and his instructions.<\/p>\nOur Guru Mah\u0101r\u0101ja, \u015ar\u012bla A. C. Bhaktived\u0101nta Sv\u0101m\u012b Prabhup\u0101da, showed a mood of uncompromised preaching, with strong emphasis on differentiating ourselves from and avoiding the contaminated presentations of the m\u0101y\u0101v\u0101d\u012bs,<\/em> misdirected material scientists and caste br\u0101hma\u1e47as.<\/em> He did not leave out the sahajiy\u0101s<\/em> either, carefully instilling caution in his young disciples.<\/p>\nOur Affectionate Guardian \u015ar\u012bla Bhakti Rak\u1e63aka \u015ar\u012bdhara Deva Gosv\u0101m\u012b Mah\u0101r\u0101ja has been declared the Guardian of Devotion (Bhakti Rak\u1e63aka<\/em>) by his beloved gurudeva,<\/em> \u015ar\u012bla Bhaktisiddh\u0101nta Sarasvat\u012b \u1e6ch\u0101kura Prabhup\u0101da, and continues to be held in high esteem by many senior Vai\u1e63\u1e47avas. Known for his erudite learning of the Vai\u1e63\u1e47ava scriptures and profound realization, \u015ar\u012bla \u015ar\u012bdhara Mah\u0101r\u0101ja distributed nectar freely, but with every ounce of nectar he gave a pound of caution, carefully explaining the proper approach to the highest realms of devotional service.<\/p>\nOf \u015ar\u012bla Bhaktisiddh\u0101nta Sarasvat\u012b \u1e6ch\u0101kura, our parama-guru,<\/em> it has been written r\u016bp\u0101nug\u0101-virudh\u0101pasiddh\u0101nta-dhv\u0101nta-h\u0101ri\u1e47e,<\/em> that he does not tolerate any statement against the teachings of devotional service enunciated by \u015ar\u012bla R\u016bpa Gosv\u0101m\u012b. His bold preaching fulfilled the necessity of the time, to counter the strong sahajiy\u0101<\/em> section, who had distorted the highly refined and invaluable inner wealth of the Vai\u1e63\u1e47avas, and covered it with an outer layer of immorality and inappropriate practices. Sarasvat\u012b \u1e6ch\u0101kura preached boldy, pushing back the wall of illusion, touching the hearts of so many sincere Vai\u1e63\u1e47avas.<\/p>\nWe find interwoven amongst the lives of the prominent personalities in our line of faith, a strong intolerance of apasiddh\u0101nta<\/em> and a strong focus on the inner wealth distributed by \u015ar\u012b Caitanya Mah\u0101prabhu\u2019s most intimate disciples. It is indeed intolerable to any sincere Vai\u1e63\u1e47ava to hear a distorted expression of Mah\u0101prabhu\u2019s inner mood. Just as \u015ar\u012b Caitanya Mah\u0101prabhu was protected by Svar\u016bpa D\u0101modara from hearing ras\u0101bh\u0101sa,<\/em> apasiddh\u0101nta<\/em> and other inappropriate things, so we see the same mood in our \u0101c\u0101ryas, <\/em>who protect the line of devotion from misrepresentation.<\/em> If the pure line of devotion, as understood by our prominent \u0101c\u0101ryas<\/em>, is not upheld and delineated carefully and strongly, then it will be diluted, distorted and confused by sahajiy\u0101s and kani\u1e63\u1e6dhas. Indeed, this book itself has been written due to the overwhelming philosophical confusion found amongst modern-day practitioners of Gau\u1e0d\u012bya Vai\u1e63\u1e47avism.<\/p>\nEven so, this mood is not appreciated by all Vai\u1e63\u1e47avas; some wish \u2018controversy\u2019 would just go away, others wish that everyone else, except those who agree with them, would go away, and a good share are hopelessly confused. Sincere Vai\u1e63\u1e47avas seek the truth and the chance to hear clear and precise explanations which dissipate the cobwebs of illusion and misdirected teachings. Those who do not look very hard for the truth will not find it.<\/p>\n
No less, we find this mood of intolerance toward apasiddh\u0101nta, sahajiy\u0101ism,<\/em> and any other teachings or activities not favorable to the inner mood of our \u0101c\u0101ryas,<\/em> and the protective mood of Svar\u016bpa D\u0101modara, personified in our dear godbrother, \u015ar\u012bp\u0101da Bhakti Gaurava Narasi\u1e45gha Mah\u0101r\u0101ja. It has been written of him,<\/p>\nv\u0101\u00f1cchitam am\u1e5bta\u1e41 yattu \u015br\u012b r\u016bpa-raghun\u0101thayo\u1e25
\n<\/em>tadd\u0101ne tru\u1e6di le\u015bam ya\u1e25 sahate no narasi\u1e45ghaka\u1e25<\/em><\/p>\n\u201c\u015ar\u012bp\u0101da Bhakti Gaurava Narasi\u1e45gha Mah\u0101r\u0101ja does not tolerate even the slightest deviation in the distribution of that sublime nectar which is aspired for by \u015ar\u012bla R\u016bpa and Raghun\u0101tha.\u201d<\/p>\n
The truth is not always pleasant, satya\u1e41 bruyat priya\u1e41 bruyat.<\/em> However, it is the duty of all honest devotees to illuminate the truth, satya\u1e41,<\/em> even though it may not be priya\u1e41<\/em>, palatable. Indeed, it is written in \u015b\u0101stra<\/em> that a s\u0101dhu<\/em> cuts away the m\u0101ya<\/em> with strong words. To tell the truth and expose improprieties is seen by some as disturbing and undesirable, yet they delude themselves by thinking that to proceed in illusion is better.<\/p>\nIn Prak\u1e5bta-rasa Ara\u1e47ya Chedin\u012b,<\/em> \u015ar\u012bp\u0101da Narasi\u1e45gha Mah\u0101r\u0101ja presents a collection of articles carefully enunciating various Vai\u1e63\u1e47ava truths, exposing improper conceptions and dissipating erroneous, yet popular misconceptions. We sincerely feel that the Vai\u1e63\u1e47ava community will benefit greatly from Prak\u1e5bta-rasa Ara\u1e47ya Chedin\u012b.<\/em><\/p>\nTrida\u1e47\u1e0di Bhik\u1e63u
\nSv\u0101m\u012b Bhakti Bh\u0101vana Vi\u1e63\u1e47u
\nR\u0101sa P\u016br\u1e47im\u0101, K\u0101rttika M\u0101sa, 2003
\nGaur\u0101bda 516, 21 October 2002<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cPr\u0101k\u1e5bta-rasa \u0100ra\u1e47ya Chedin\u012b \u2013 Cutting the Jungle of Misconception\u201d is a compilation of twenty-one articles written in the later 90\u2019s and early 2000s by \u015ar\u012bla B.G. Narasi\u1e45gha Mah\u0101r\u0101ja. This book exposes various philosophical misconceptions that are prevalent within the Gau\u1e0d\u012bya Vai\u1e63\u1e47ava world at present, and establishes the proper understanding according to guru, s\u0101dhu and \u015b\u0101stra.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[216],"tags":[206,217],"krishna_talk_article":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6175"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6175\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6175"},{"taxonomy":"krishna_talk_article","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rupanugabhajanashram.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/krishna_talk_article?post=6175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}