No 5 — The excellent trick (program) of Mayadevi to try to prove a critical fall down case as a vanchana-moye lila

If you are always in illusion then delusion is a must, so what solution can be there for the pollution inside your heart

Gauḍīya Gośthīpati ŚrīŚrīla Bhakti Siddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Thākura Prabhupāda Paramahaṁsa Jagad-guru said that,— “To arrest the current perverted tide of this fanatic world is the seemingly unplesent duty of Gauḍīya Maṭha.” Really it is indeed the most typical task to get control over the whimsical minds of those sahajīyās, because they like to follow just the opposite way of what Śrīman Mahāprabhu wanted to show us, so naturally day by day this has become an unusual practice to misuse sannyāsa-veśa (or brahmaćārī-veśa) or Bābājī veśa. This has become a fantastic game to accept sannyāsa-veśa and to throw it out like Vāsudeva Jī. Viśva Vaiṣṇava Rāja Sabhā at present completely failure to protect and preserve the divine dignity of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava Sampradāya. We want to hear the divine verdict or judgement of Śrīla Saccidānanda Bhaktivinoda Thākura in this regard.

The following is an excerpt from the book “Prabandhavali” by Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinod Thakur:

The character of devotees in the renounced order of life must be spotless

Śrīmān Mahāprabhu's instruction to renunciates

         Śrīmān Mahāprabhu has instructed that the devotees should purify their characters. Especially, renounced Vaiṣṇavas should be very diligent in this regard (Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya 12.51 and 12.53)

śukla-vastre masi-bindu yaiche nā lukāya

sannyāsīra alpa chidra sarva-loke gāya

prabhu kahe, — pūrṇa yaiche dugdhera kalasa

surā-bindu-pāte keha nā kare paraśa

         "As soon as the general public finds a little fault in the behavior of a sannyāsī they advertise it like wildfire. A black spot of ink cannot be hidden on a white cloth. It is always very prominent."

         Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then said, "There may be much milk in a big pot, but if it is contaminated by a drop of liquor, it is untouchable."

Both householder and renounced devotees are Jagad-gurus

         There are two classes of Vaiṣṇavas—householders and sannyāsīs. The householders who have received mantra initiation are Vaiṣṇavas. And those who have accepted the renounced order of life are sannyāsī-Vaiṣṇavas. A Vaiṣṇava, whether a householder or a sannyāsī, is worshipable for all. A Vaiṣṇava, whether he is a brāhmaṇa or a dog-eater, is respected by all and the topmost among them are Jagad-gurus.

Advice to the mantra-instructing householder-Gosvāmī-gurus

         Because Vaiṣṇavas are respected as highly elevated souls, their character must be exemplary. If the Vaiṣṇava's character is filled with anarthas, then how will the poor conditioned souls learn about good behavior and good character? Considering this, the mantra-instructing Gosvāmīs should ensure that their character is faultless. They must not hanker after another's wife, another's wealth, another's property, etc. Those who are actual Vaiṣṇavas naturally never indulge in such activities. Only pseudo-ascetics and hypocrites engage in sinful activities while holding mantra-instructing positions. It is the duty of spiritual masters to treat their disciples like their own children. For the sake of money, they should not harass their disciples on some pretext or other. They must treat their disciples' wives like they would their own daughters. Householder Vaiṣṇavas should keep a sinless character while maintaining a Kṛṣṇa centered family and legally earning money. They should pay due respect to the mantra instructors. They should treat their neighbors like brothers by giving them good instructions and rendering assistance.

The duties of renounced Vaiṣṇavas

         If a renounced Vaiṣṇava is pure in conduct, he should be respectfully served as befitting an advanced Vaiṣṇava. If time permits, one should discuss Vaiṣṇava literatures with him. The renounced Vaiṣṇavas should maintain themselves by begging alms door to door. They should never converse with a woman. They should treat women, a king, and a black cobra as equal and thus stay far away from them.

         Although all classes of Vaiṣṇavas must possess good character, the renounced Vaiṣṇava's character must be especially spotless.

This is Mahāprabhu's teaching. The renounced Vaiṣṇava has accepted the sannyāsa order of life by giving up worldly life, but if any fault is found in his character, it is disturbing.

If a sannyāsī falls down, It Is a disgrace for the entire Vaiṣṇava community

         Because of a renounced Vaiṣṇava's fault, nowadays, every Vaiṣṇava is being blamed. We wish that genuine renounced Vaiṣṇavas should teach people in general by giving up the association of fallen renounced Vaiṣṇavas. The number of fallen renounced Vaiṣṇavas is increasing day by day. It is necessary to completely reject them.

Most of the renunciates are Infected by the faults of Kali

Renounced Vaiṣṇavas are naturally rarely seen because it is not possible to keep the position of a renounced Vaiṣṇava unless one forsakes all worldly happiness and chants the Holy Name of Hari throughout the entire day and night. Therefore, if the number of renounced Vaiṣṇavas increases, it is to be feared that Kali must have some evil intention. The reason why there are too many renounced Vaiṣṇavas nowadays is that at the time of awarding sannyāsa, the candidate's qualifications are not considered. If an unqualified person is awarded sannyāsa then how can you expect there not to be a disturbance in society? Unless a little education to the people in general is given in this regard, vaiṣṇava-dharma will not be protected.