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දිස් විට විට විට විට විට විට විට
[[Madhya-lilā Ch 17
“Don’t be carried away by the waves of  māyā . Just surrender to the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, and all miseries will end.” Those who follow social customs and behavior forget to follow the path chalked out by the  mahājanas ; thus they are offenders at the feet of the  mahājanas . Sometimes they consider such  mahājanas  very conservative, or they create their own  mahājanas . In this way they ignore the principles of the  paramaparā  system. This is a great misfortune for everyone. If one does not follow in the footsteps of a real  mahājana , one’s plans for happiness will be frustrated. This is elaborately explained in  Madhya-lilā  (Chapter Twenty-five, verses 55, 56 and 58). It is there stated:
parama kāraṇa īśvare keha nāhi māne sva-sva-mata sthāpe para-matera khandane
tāte chaya darśana haite ‘tattva’ nāhi jāni ‘mahājana’ yei kahe, sei ‘satya’ māni
śri-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-vāṇī  —amṛtera dhāra tiṅho ye kahaye vastu, sei ‘tattva’—sāra
People are so unfortunate that they do not accept the instructions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Instead, they want to be supported by so-called  mahājanas , authorities.  Tāte chaya darśana haite ‘tattva’ nāhi jāni : we cannot ascertain the real truth simply by following speculators. We have to follow the footsteps of the  mahājanas  in the disciplic succession. Then our attempt will be successful. Śrī- kṛṣṇa-caitanya-vāṇī — amṛtera dhāra : “Whatever is spoken by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is an incessant flow of nectar.” Whoever accepts His words as reality can understand the essence of the Absolute Truth. No one can ascertain the Absolute Truth by following the philosophy of Sāṅkhya or Patañjali, for the followers of Sāṅkhya or Patañjali do not accept Lord Viṣṇu as the Supreme Personality of Godhead ( na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇum ). The ambition of such people is never fulfilled; therefore they are attracted by the external energy. Although mental speculators may be renowned all over the world as great authorities, actually they are not. Such leaders are themselves conservative and not at all liberal. However, if we preach this philosophy, people will consider Vaiṣṇavas very sectarian. Śrīla Mādhavendra Purī was a real  mahājana , but misguided people cannot distinguish the real from the unreal. However, a person who is awakened to Kṛṣṇa consciousness can understand the real religious path chalked out by the Lord and His pure devotees. Śrī Mādhavendra Purī was a real  mahājana  because he understood the Absolute Truth properly and throughout his life behaved like a pure devotee. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu approved the method of Śrī Mādhavendra Purī. Therefore, although from the material viewpoint the Sanoḍiyā  brāhmaṇa  was on a lower platform, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu considered him situated on the highest platform of spiritual realiz