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[[Madhya-lilā. Ch. 8]
person cannot understand the science of Kṛṣṇa. A proud person is deceived in transcendental life and despite attaining a human form will again glide into hellish conditions. By His personal example, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explains how one should be submissive and humble before a Vaiṣṇava, even though one may be situated on a high platform. Such is the teaching of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the ācārva of the world, the supreme spiritual master and teacher.
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কিবা বিপ্র, কিবা ছ্যাসী, শূদ্র কেনে নয়। যেই কৃষ্ণভঙ্গবেত্তা, সেই ‘গুরু’ হয় ॥ ১২৮ ॥
kibā vipra, kibā nyāsī, śūdra kene naya yei krṣṇa-tattva-vettā, sei ‘guru’ haya
SYNONYMS
kibā —whether;  vipra —a  brāhmaṇa ;  kibā —whether;  nyaši —a  sannyaši ;  śūdra —a  śūdra ;  kene —why;  naya —not;  yei —anyone who;  kṛṣṇa-tattva-vettā —a knower of the science of Kṛṣṇa;  sei —that person;  guru —the spiritual master;  haya —is.
TRANSLATION
“Whether one is a brāhmaṇa, a sannyāsī or a śūdra—regardless of what he is—he can become a spiritual master if he knows the science of Krṣṇa.”
PURPORT
This verse is very important to the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. In his  Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya , Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura explains that one should not think that because Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was born a  brāhmaṇa  and was situated in the topmost spiritual order as a  sannyāsī , it was improper for Him to receive instructions from Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya, who belonged to the  śūdra  caste. To clarify this matter, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu informed Rāmānanda Rāya that knowledge of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is more important than caste. In the system of  varṇāśrama-dharma  there are various duties for the  brāhmaṇas ,  kṣatriyas  and  śūdras . Actually the  brāhmaṇa  is supposed to be the spiritual master of all other  varṇas  or sects, but as far as Kṛṣṇa consciousness is concerned, everyone is capable of becoming a spiritual master because knowledge in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is on the platform of the spirit soul. To spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness, one need only be cognizant of the science of the spirit soul. It does not matter whether one is a  brāhmaṇa ,  kṣatriya ,  vaiśya ,  śūdra ,  sannyāsī ,  gṛhastha  or whatever. If one simply understands this science, he can become a spiritual master.