Ādi-līlā, Chapter 7
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and preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness among the innocent, but he avoids the jealous who are envious of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness' movement. Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu Himself exemplified such behavior, and this is why Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī inquired why He did not associate or even talk with them. Caitanya Mahāprabhu confirmed by example that a preacher of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement generally should not waste his time talking with Māyāvādī  sannyāsī , but when there are arguments on the basis of  śāstra , a Vaiṣṇava must come forward to talk and defeat them in philosophy.
According to Māyāvādī  sannyāsī , only one who takes  sannyāsa  in the disciplic succession from Śaṅkarācārya is a Vedic  sannyāsī . Sometimes it is challenged that the  sannyāsī s who are preaching in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement are not genuine because they do not belong to  brāhmaṇa  families, for Māyāvādīs do not offer  sannyāsa  to one who does not belong to a  brāhmaṇa  family by birth. Unfortunately, however, they do not know that at present everyone is born a  śūdra (kalau śūdra sambhava) . It is to be understood that there are no  brāhmaṇas  in this age because those who claim to be  brāhmaṇas  simply on the basis of birthright do not have the brahminical qualifications. However, even if one is born in a non- brāhmaṇa  family, if he has the brahminical qualifications he should be accepted as a  brāhmaṇa , as confirmed by Śrīla Nārada Muni and the great saint Śrīdhara Svāmī. This is also stated in Śrīmad- Bhāgavatam . Both Nārada and Śrīdhara Svāmī completely agree that one cannot be a  brāhmaṇa  by birthright but must possess the qualities of a  brāhmaṇa . Thus in our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement we never offer the  sannyāsa  order to a person whom we do not find to be qualified in terms of the prescribed brahminical principles. Although it is a fact that unless one is a  brāhmaṇa  he cannot become a  sannyāsī , it is not a valid principle that an unqualified man who is born in a  brāhmaṇa  family is a  brāhmaṇa  whereas a brahminically qualified person born in a non- brāhmaṇa  family cannot be accepted. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement strictly follows the injunctions of Śrīmad- Bhāgavatam , avoiding misleading heresy and manufactured conclusions.
TEXT 68
সন্ন্যাসী হইয়া কর নর্তন-গায়ন ।
শুবুক সব সঙ্গে লঞ্চা কর সংকীর্তন ॥ ৬৮ ॥
sannyāsī ha-iyā kara nartana-gāyana bhāvuka saba saṅge lanā kara saṅkīrtana
SYNONYMS
sannyāsī —the renounced order of life;  ha-iyā —accepting;  kara —You do;  nartana-gāyana —dancing and chanting;  bhāvuka —fanatics;  saba —all;  saṅge —in Your company;  lañā —accepting them;  kara —You do;  saṅkīrtana —chanting of the holy name of the Lord.