THE SPECIAL NOTICE FOR ALL THE GAUDIYA VAISNAVAS ALL OVER THE WORLD—
- 5 hours ago
- 14 min read
All Glories to Śrī Śrī Guru and Gaurāṅga!
THE SPECIAL NOTICE FOR ALL THE GAUḌĪYA VAIṢṆAVAS ALL OVER THE WORLD—
Date: 02.04.2026
Śrīla Saccidānanda Bhakti Vinoda Ṭhākura already has confirmed this point that those sādhus when become bound to review some doctrine or opinion of others, then surely they are not doing so out of fighting mood or out of jealousy mood, rather this kind of divine sevā by them is to ensure absolute maṅgala of those jīvas of this jagat as a whole, which can prove their endless mercy, nothing else.
Really we regret with deep concern and painful heart to declare this point that really we are in great confusion to discover all those negative approvals of all those illegal siddhānta-vicāras and etiquette exhibited by those antagonists who all gone against The Prabhupāda and His mission Śrī Gauḍīya Maṭh by some of those modern ācāryas. This is really revolting for those genuine followers of The Prabhupāda.
Please help us to clarify the special hidden reason of their approval, because The Prabhupāda said that— "A fraud sādhu should be brought into notice in front of common public." This is the strong instruction by The Prabhupāda. According to him, this is the best sevā to be done by any genuine or honest sādhu.
Paramahaṃsa Jagad Guru Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Pramoda Purī Gosvāmī Mahārāja said that— "Supporting a fallen so-called guru is nothing but violating Śrī Gurupādapadma."
SUPPORTING A FALLEN SO-CALLED GURU IS NOTHING BUT VIOLATING ŚRĪ GURUPĀDAPADMA
(Extracted from the article titled 'Śrī Vyāsa Pūjā or Guru Pūjā of the Gauḍīya Dāsānudāsa,' authored by the Paramahaṃsa Ācāryavarya Jagad Guru Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Pramoda Purī Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
"Our most worshipable Prabhupāda used to forgive even those extremely fallen aparādhīs, but he never forgave nor gave any indulgence to those who went against Gurupādapadma (or done guru-avajñā)." After special careful deliberations, Śrīla Ṭhākura Bhakti Vinoda and who is non-different from him, that is Śrīla Prabhupāda, have shown us the Āmnāya-paramparā, the idealism of chanting Śrī Nāma-Brahma loudly by keeping fixed number of rounds and also doing so without any fixed number of rounds—both, the reinstallation of the system of daiva-varṇa-āśrama dharma or the process of Tridaṇḍa-Sannyāsa and also the appropriate attire or etiquette for all the various individual āśramas. If someone (who is against Gauḍīya siddhānta-vicāra or śuddha Guru-Vaiṣṇava & sampradāya) is going to violate or misuse or reverse all those idealisms and going to preach something else in the name of ācaraṇa; then in that case, such activities cannot be approved or supported by those sevākas of those sevākas who are maintaining their lives on the ucchiṣṭha (remnants) of Śrīla Prabhupāda, rather they reject such activities as an inexcusable aparādha unto the lotus feet of Śrī Gurupādapadma.”
-----
Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Deva Gosvāmī Mahārāja has given a straightforward answer (to the point answer) on this controversial issue in the following way—
THE POSITION OF THE ĀCĀRYA OF FULL-FLEDGED THEISM (A RESPONSE TO THE APARĀDHA OF ANANTA VĀSUDEVA PRABHU)
(By Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣak Śrīdhara Dev Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Śrīdhara Mahārāja: Some years after our Guru Mahārāja had left, Ananta Vāsudeva Prabhu (the ācārya of the Gauḍīya Mission) called for me and said, "Prabhupāda has done many things which cannot be supported according to the scriptures. Where is your name 'Śrīdhara' found in the scripture? Only ten names of sannyāsīs we find – Purī, Girī, Bhāratī etc. – all these are mentioned in the scriptures."
I told him, "You published a book, Gauḍīya Kaṇṭhahāra before I joined the maṭha, and there, one hundred and eight names of sannyāsīs are mentioned. You have given reference to Anantasaṃhitā."
"Oh, that is all false, concoction. We suggested these names and Sachin Paṇḍita composed the śloka and has given this some Sanskrit characteristic. We suggested the name of Anantasaṃhitā. It is a fictitious book. There is no Anantasaṃhitā."
"That does not matter."
"It is all false, so we can't follow strictly the principles of Prabhupāda."
Then I gave him this answer, "In the Vedas and Upaniṣads it is seen that the first consideration is the ṛṣi. What the ṛṣis of the ancient times saw and felt in their hearts, they recorded, and that is Vedas and Upaniṣads. If we consider that the primary conception of full-fledged theism is given in the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam and that It is the natural fruit of the Vedas, Purāṇas etc, then those persons who preach that full-fledged theism, who have found the expression within their heart – anything they add to that is greater śāstra than the Vedas and Upaniṣads. That is more valuable to me than any of the so-called ṛṣis, who felt this Brahman – a hazy conception of theism. We find in the Bhāgavatam that the śrutis are repenting and praying for forgiveness to Kṛṣṇa, "We could not express You fully. What we have expressed is going to that hazy conception of Brahman – not Your conception. We could not express Parabrahman, Svayaṁ Bhagavān, so we beg Your forgiveness for this."
The present ācāryas do not have a lesser position than the former ṛṣis – they have a greater position. They have to give to the public a higher conception of theism. We may think of them to be modern, but at the same time if we consider what Mahāprabhu gave and what the Bhāgavatam has given as a more developed condition of theism than what the Upaniṣads and Vedas have given in previous days – if we realize this, than we must give the position of importance to the ācārya of full-fledged theism. Otherwise we are all hypocrites.
If we can think that the teachings of Śrī Caitanyadeva and the full-fledged theism as told by Prabhupāda is the highest, and the Bhāgavata is the highest development of theism, then what Prabhupāda said has got reality – that is true. That cannot but be true. Whatever is felt, any more, any single division – that is generally bona-fide. That is the only truth. I cannot think that the revealed truth means that thousands and thousands of years back it was only revealed to some ṛṣi or so and that it cannot be revealed at present. At any time the revelation may come to support this highest form of theism – whatever the revelation!
Devotee: Vāsudeva Prabhu wanted to show Anantasaṃhitā was not bona-fide?
Śrīdhara Mahārāja: Yes, that it is an imagined book. He told me that, but I do not know for certain. Still I stood my ground on that fact. There is also the Caitanya Upaniṣad – that may not be found anywhere. Brahma-saṁhitā is also not to be found. Some claim that it was written by Śrī Caitanyadeva. Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura has written that we do not find any book by Caitanyadeva, but if Brahma-saṁhitā comes from Him, then we are very much proud and satisfied that He has left at least one book. But Jīva Gosvāmī has written that there really was a Brahma-saṁhitā with one hundred chapters and this is one chapter out of that.
I also told this about Jaiva-dharma – Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura wrote Jaiva-dharma in the style of a novel, as if that is an imaginary conversation amongst imaginary persons – one is asking, another is answering. But I think that this is not fictitious. In some kalpa or other such things really happened. It may not be this kalpa, but there are so many kalpas. There are so many days of Brahmā, and things are repeated with a little modification. When there is any difference or anomaly in the scriptural descriptions, Jīva Gosvāmī has explained this to be kalpabheda. When it has come in the consciousness of Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, it is not transitory. It is floating – sometimes appearing and sometimes disappearing. It is all eternal truth.
Sanātana Gosvāmī says that when writing this Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta, "Someone is forcing me to write this. It is not I that is writing. I do not have such audacity that I can enter into the harem of Kṛṣṇa and say that Rukmiṇī is such and such, Satyabhāmā is such and such – what audacity I have to deal with them. Somebody is forcing me to write!" Kavirāja Gosvāmī also says, ei grantha lekhāya more ‘Madana-mohana’ ‘It is Mādana-mohana that makes me write this book’). It is all true – cent-percent true.
Suppose something has come from Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, Prabhupāda or some respected Vaiṣṇava ācārya – they have got inspiration of giving that sort of thing to the world for the propaganda – it has got its value. It is not unreal, but it has greater value because the ordinary ṛṣis are the appreciators of only two conceptions of theism – the conception of Brahman and Paramātmā. Bhagavān Kṛṣṇa is the highest form of development of theism and who can perceive Him, recognize Him, who can understand that this is the highest conception of theism is to be respected. Any mantram or anything like that which is coming through their inspiration is more valuable. That has got more authenticity. Otherwise, what are they? They are worshippers, they are preachers, they are appreciators, they are devoted to the highest cause – but they have got no foundation? Is it that they have no particular position in that plane, that they cannot feel things of the highest order within their hearts and give it out to the public?
One who is in the service of full-fledged theism, whatever inspiration comes in him, for the service of preaching that truth – that is more valuable than that ordinary Upaniṣad, Veda, and other revealed scripture. I still hold that – it cannot but be so. If you are to accept Svayaṁ Bhagavān, Akhila-rasāmṛta-mūrti and the full-fledged theism of Bhāgavatam, then those that are earnestly, wholeheartedly trying to serve and preaching that truth, whatever inspiration comes from within, that cannot but be the truth. What we find created and given to us by the present authentic ācārya has got infinitely more value than those which were previously seen by the ṛṣis. Otherwise we cannot say that this is full-fledged theism. Those that can appreciate this highest form of theism, their position is nothing? Their position is not serious? If we shrink to give that sort of respectable position to the present ācārya, if we cannot give such a position to the espouser of this highest form of theism, then that conviction is to be doubted.
-----
Ācārya Kesarī Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja many times wanted to clarify those negative points regarding those unauthentic personalities, now we are going to give evidence from My Beloved Masters (Inspired by the lectures of Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Vijñāna Bhārati Gosvāmī Mahārāja):
EXPOSING AN INCOMPETENT LEADER
After the disappearance of Śrīla Prabhupāda Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, the time came to select a new President-ācārya of the Gauḍīya Maṭha. Guru Mahārāja believed Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Pradīpa Tīrtha Gosvāmī Mahārāja to be the worthiest candidate. However, in due time, Śrī Ananta-vāsudeva Prabhu was unanimously appointed to the position, with Śrī Vinoda-bihārī Brahmacārī serving as Secretary.
When Śrī Ananta-vāsudeva Prabhu’s ill repute came to light, Śrī Vinoda-bihārī Brahmacārī called for Guru Mahārāja and said, “Hayagrīva Prabhu! We have stuck our hands in wet stool. Had it been dry, it would not have been so revoltingly foul-smelling. But unfortunately, the reality is that its stench and repulsiveness are excessive. We must feel remorse and atone for having supported Ananta-vāsudeva and for having taken so long to understand what was actually going on. An incompetent person should be helped, but an incompetent person who makes fools of the general public by playing the part of a competent leader must be shunned. Let us help the people of the world by exposing this person, so that everyone may see his true nature.
“Because of your refined, gentle Vaiṣṇava temperament, everyone considers you a friend and gives importance to what you say. Therefore, please bring everyone together and arrange a meeting, so that we may together determine how to oppose him.”
As per Śrī Vinoda-bihārī Brahmacārī’s request, Guru Mahārāja gathered their godbrothers together and held a meeting, whereupon it was decided to file a court case against Śrī Ananta-vāsudeva Prabhu. It was this court case that made it possible for the Gauḍīya Maṭha to legally split into two factions.
HIS INTOLERANCE OF EVEN THE SLIGHTEST DEVIATION
Śrī Vinoda-bihārī Brahmacārī’s preaching inspired his elder brother to take shelter of Śrīla Prabhupāda and join the maṭha. When Śrīla Prabhupāda ordered his brother to accept sannyāsa, he was unwilling. Although Śrī Vinoda-bihārī Brahmacārī was younger, he chastised his older brother, saying, “Why are you not fulfilling Śrīla Prabhupāda’s desire to give you sannyāsa?” After considering these words of encouragement, his brother agreed to accept sannyāsa, and he became known as Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Kevala Auḍulomi Gosvāmī Mahārāja.
Some time after the disappearance of Śrīla Prabhupāda, Śrīla Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja observed Śrīla Auḍulomi Gosvāmī Mahārāja and his followers deviating from the teachings of Śrīla Prabhupāda in three ways: (1) they taught that the hare kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra is not to be chanted loudly, but rather silently in such a way that no one can hear the sound vibration; (2) although Śrīla Prabhupāda had personally initiated some of his disciples, including Śrīla Auḍulomi Gosvāmī Mahārāja, into the sannyāsa order, they gave up their saffron sannyāsa-veśa (dress) and instead wore white bābājī-veśa, preaching that sannyāsa-dharma is strictly prohibited in Kali-yuga; and (3) although Śrīla Prabhupāda personally established Śrī Navadvīpa parikramā, they rejected its performance.
Unable to tolerate even the slightest deviation from Śrīla Prabhupāda’s teachings, Śrīla Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja completely severed his relationship with Śrīla Auḍulomi Gosvāmī Mahārāja and those who followed him. He would never allow his disciples to go to Bāgbāzār Gauḍīya Maṭha or to any other place where Śrīla Auḍulomi Gosvāmī Mahārāja and his followers resided. If Śrīla Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja were to discover that one of his disciples went to Śrī Auḍulomi Mahārāja’s maṭha, he would order that devotee to fast for three days, taking only pañca-gavya (the five products of the cow—milk, yogurt, ghee, dung and urine) as his atonement. He would say, “Why have you gone there? You are now impure; you must purify yourself by performing this atonement.”
Finally, Śrīla Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja decided to file a case against Śrīla Auḍulomi Gosvāmī Mahārāja and his followers, boldly announcing that because they did not accept many of Śrīla Prabhupāda’s teachings, they could not be considered his true disciples, and consequently should not be allowed to reside in his maṭhas.
[…]
-----
On demand we can show you the clear evidence that Ananta Vāsudeva Jī or Sundānanda Jī etc. all they went against The Prabhupāda.
It is really surprising that how and why the present Ācārya of Śrī Gopīnātha Gauḍīya Maṭha giving a symbolic approval (or open approval) of all those illegal things.
TO CUT OFF THE COMPLETE MISCONCEPTION REGARDING GREAT VAIṢṆAVA-APARĀDHA
Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmīpāda has written in the commentary of Bhakti Rasāmṛta Sindhu by quoting the topic of 10 types of Nāma-aparādhas mentioned in Padma Purāṇa. Out of those 10 types of Nāma-aparādhas, the first one is sādhu-nindā.
'Nindā' (or criticism) going to cover all the following meanings like enmity, violence etc. If due to some reason such kind of aparādha already has happened, then with deep repenting mood (with burning heart) one must lament in the following way like—
"Shame! Shame! How fallen I am! I have committed offense unto the lotus feet of a sādhu."
Just like the case of a man burnt up by fire can get relief only by fire—according to this logic one must think in the following way that— "I must fall down unto the lotus feet of those sādhus—unto whose lotus feet I have committed offense to seek their satisfaction." In this way with repenting mood, one must go on paying praṇāma to him, glorifying him, showing honour and respect to him etc.—to satisfy him, to cut off the dangerous effect of that offense. This is a must. If in this way it becomes impossible to satisfy him, then need to go on doing his mana abhīṣṭa sevā to satisfy him.
Sometimes the intensity of offense can go up to such a level that this becomes impossible to pacify or neutralize the angry attitude of the Vaiṣṇava concerned. Then with great grief or with painful mind and with repenting heart, one must go on paying self-decry and with this conception that this can drive me up to hell for crores of years. Then by leaving everything one must take shelter of Nāma-saṅkīrtana.
"nāmāparādha-yuktānāṃ nāmāni-eva haranti-agham"
(Padma Purāṇa, Brahma-khaṇḍa, 25.23)
On time— by the divine power of Nāma-saṅkīrtana the man concerned can get the chance to be delivered. 'Oh since by taking shelter of Śrī Nāma, all sins or aparādhas can get destroyed; therefore I need not beg for forgiveness from the concerned Vaiṣṇava for the expiation of the aparādha; I can go on doing aparādha by giving the excuse of Harināma'— With such a conception if I proceed then instead of getting rid of those aparādhas, I can develop more and more aparādhas.
Sometimes this can be seen that some Mahābhāgavata never accepts (or minds) any offense done by anyone out of his own natural divine quality of forgiveness. Then in that case the dust particle from his lotus feet cannot bear (or forgive) the person concerned, so can give heavy punishment to him or her.
BY ASKING FOR PARDON WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THE MESSAGE OF THAT ABSOLUTE TRUTH TO THOSE SĀRASVATA GAUḌĪYA VAIṢṆAVAS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
bhakti bahir-mukha nija-jane jāni par (Śaraṇāgati 26)
The inner meaning of this Vāṇī of Śrīla Bhakti Vinoda Ṭhākura is that if somebody is having some aversive mood towards Śrī Gaura-Bhakti, then no matter how much honour & position that person is enjoying or how much near or dear that person is in my life according to the estimation of this external society system, but still I cannot keep any relationship with such a person. Those foolish people of this foolish society by using their dirty material experience bank and being cheated by their material minds, intellects and senses, like to get cheated forever by avoiding the Absolute Truth to accept all wrong siddhānta-vicāras and etiquette. This is the general tendency of this fanatic world. As a result, they are unable to point out who is truly averse (vimukha) and who is inclined (unmukha) toward Śrī Gaura-Bhakti in true sense. However, The only saviour of the fallen— Gauḍīya Gosṭhīpati Śrīla Prabhupāda Bhakti Siddhānta Sārasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākur Paramahaṃsa Jagad Guru said that, — "A Fraud Sādhu should be brought into the notice of common public (to expose them and their illegal activities in front of the public)." Based on this divine instruction, we believe this humble service should be undertaken by our Śrī Bhakti Siddhānta Vāṇī Sevā Trust. We are just compelled to take step to go forward with strong objection, otherwise it would be impossible to preserve the divine dignity of Śrīla Bhakti Pramoda Purī Gosvāmī Mahārāj, other sampradāya-niṣṭha Guru-vargas and above all, Śrīla Prabhupāda and Śrī Gauḍīya Maṭh.
Although Śrīla Bābā Mahārāj has taken a vow not to respond to any such controversial issues anymore, but by his mercy and blessings, this small sevā doesn’t seem to be difficult for us. This is because those evidences presented by Śrī Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmīpāda—the preeminent Gauḍīya Vaidāntika Ācārya and protector of the Gauḍīya Sampradāya and those of his genuine followers—can prove very easily about who is averse to Gaura-Bhakti and who is inclined. In course of explaining the instruction "bhakti bāhir-mukha nija-jane jāni para", Śrīla Prabhupāda wanted to clarify that by the actions and characteristics of those who are averse to Gaura-bhakti, their aversion can be proved automatically. They are externally accepting the vicāras of those pure devotees—while internally they are busy in looting lābha-pūjā-pratiṣṭhā in the name of guru-vaiṣṇava-sampradāya sevā. As a result, they are not successful to get entry into the realm of that Absolute Truth. On behalf of the Śrī Bhakti Siddhānta Vāṇī Sevā Trust, despite repeatedly publishing irrefutable evidence based on the numerous writings and Hari-kathās of Śrīla Bābā Mahārāja, some shameless personalities are continuing to act as "world-cheaters" in the garb of "world-preachers." It appears that they will continue to do so. Where it is very clear that they are running negative campaigns against their own Gurudeva, then it is quite natural that they can go against their own sampradāya. This is not at all shocking to discover their conspiracies against Śrīla Prabhupāda and the Sampradāya.
In these following links [Endnote 1], it has been repeatedly proven with scientific evidences that individuals such as Purīdāsa Mahāśaya (or Ananta Vāsudeva Jī), Subodh Sāhā (or Sundarānanda Jī), Svāmī Mahārāja (or A.C. Bhaktivedānta Mahārāja) and Lalitā Prasāda Jī—all of them have carried out campaigns against the Śuddha-Bhakti-Siddhānta-Sārasvatī. Yet, for some unknown reason, many modern ācāryas— they are always trying to support them (or subscribe them) to preserve & protect their own position & status. They have been trying so for long time and are still busy supporting the writings or comments of these illegal personalities, those who all went against Śrīla Prabhupāda and his organisation Śrī Gauḍīya Maṭh in true sense. What can be the mystery behind the reason of supporting & canvassing of all those negative personalities (like Ananta Vāsudeva or Sundānanda Jī etc.)—those who all gone against The Prabhupāda and Śrī Gauḍīya Maṭh by those modern ācāryas? If anyone can show fearless honest mood to step forward in the way to prove the authenticity of those antagonists, those who all gone against The Prabhupāda, then surely we can express endless gratitude to him. Again and again, we like to declare with a humble mood that—we are not at all ready to enter in any kind of futile arguments. We like to conclude here with such a vow.
Thanks a lot
Truly yours in the service of Śrī Śrī Guru-Gaurāṅga and Go-Mata
We all the members of Śrī Bhakti Siddhānta Vani Sevā Trust
Endnotes:
1. About Ananta Vāsudeva & Sundarānanda Vidyāvinoda
About Lalitā Prasāda
No enmity, Only Solution (Part 1) — About A.C. Bhakti Vedānta Svāmī Mahārāja and ISKCON https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SwZUONMcB27adGQWn2nts6RlWiXUttOp/view?usp=sharing
No enmity, Only Solution (Part 2) — About A.C. Bhakti Vedānta Svāmī Mahārāja and ISKCON
%2017_25_edited.png)
Comments