Text 96]
The Chastisement of Junior Haridāsa
169
TRANSLATION
“When a Vaiṣṇava listens to the Śārīraka-bhāṣya, the Māyāvāda commentary upon Vedānta-sūtra, he gives up the Kṛṣṇa conscious attitude that the Lord is the master and the living entity is His servant. Instead, he considers himself the Supreme Lord.
PURPORT
The philosophers known as  kevalādvaita-vādīs  generally occupy themselves with hearing the Śārīraka-bhāṣya, a commentary by Śaṅkarācārya advocating that one impersonally consider oneself the Supreme Lord. Such Māyāvāda philosophical commentaries upon Vedānta are simply imaginary, but there are other commentaries on Vedānta philosophy. The commentary by Śrīla Rāmānujācārya, known as Śrī-bhāṣya, establishes the  viśiṣṭādvaita-vāda  philosophy. Similarly, in the Brahma-sampradāya, Madhvācārya's  Pūrṇaprajña-bhāṣya  establishes  śuddha-dvaita-vāda . In the Kumāra-sampradāya, or Nimbārka-sampradāya, Śrī Nimbārka establishes the philosophy of  dvaitādvaita-vāda  in the  Pārijāta-saurabha-bhāṣya . And in the Viṣṇusvāmi-sampradāya, or Rudra-samprādaya, which comes from Lord Śiva, Viṣṇusvāmī has written a commentary called  Sarvajña-bhāṣya , which establishes  śuddhādvaita-vāda .
A Vaiṣṇava should study the commentaries on  Vedānta-sūtra  written by the four  sampradāya-ācāryas , namely Śrī Rāmānujācārya, Madhvācārya, Viṣṇusvāmī and Nimbārka, for these commentaries are based upon the philosophy that the Lord is the master and that all living entities are His eternal servants. One interested in studying Vedānta philosophy properly must study these commentaries, especially if he is a Vaiṣṇava. These commentaries are always adored by Vaiṣṇavas. The commentary by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī is elaborately given in the  Ādi-līlā , Chapter Seven, text 101. The Māyāvāda commentary  Śārīraka-bhāṣya  is like poison for a Vaiṣṇava. It should not be touched at all. Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Thākura remarks that even a  mahā-bhāgavata , or highly elevated devotee who has surrendered himself unto the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, sometimes falls down from pure devotional service if he hears the Māyāvāda philosophy of  Śārīraka-bhāṣya . This commentary should therefore be shunned by all Vaiṣṇavas.
TEXT 96
মহাভাগবত যেই, কৃষ্ণ প্রাণধন যার ।
মায়াবাদ-শ্রবণে চিত্ত অবশ্য ফিরে তাঁর ॥ ৯৬ ॥
mahā-bhāgavata yei, kṛṣṇa prāṇa-dhana yāra māyāvāda-śravaṇe citta avaśya phire tāṅra''