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Šri Caitanya-caritāmrta
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पारंपरिक प्रकार
The cult of  bhāgavata-dharma  can be spread in all circumstances, among all people and in all countries. Many envious people accuse this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement of spoiling the rigidity of so-called Hinduism. That is not actually the fact. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu confirms that devotional service to the Lord—the cult of  bhāgavata-dharma , which is now being spread as the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement—can be spread in every country, for every person, in any condition of life, and in all circumstances.  Bhāgavata-dharma  does not restrict pure devotees to the Hindu community. A pure devotee is above a  brāhmaṇa ; therefore it is not incompatible to offer the sacred thread to devotees in Europe, America, Australia, Japan, Canada, and so on. Sometimes these pure devotees, who have been accepted by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, are not allowed to enter certain temples in India. Some high-caste  brāhmaṇas  and  gosvāmīs  refuse to take  prasāda  in the temples of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Actually this is against the instruction of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Devotees can come from any country, and they can belong to any creed or race. On the strength of this verse, those who are actually devotees and followers of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu must accept devotees from all parts of the world as pure Vaiṣṇavas. They should be accepted not artificially but factually. One should see how they are advanced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and how they are conducting Deity worship,  saṅkīrtana  and Rathayātrā. Considering all these points, an envious person should refrain from maliciou
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‘ধর্মাদি’ বিষয়ে বৈজে এ ‘চারি’ বিচার।
সাধন-ভক্তি—এই চারি বিচারের পার ॥ ১২১ ॥
‘dharmādi’ viṣaye yaiche e ‘cāri’ vicāra sādhana-bhakti —ei cāri vicārera pāra
SYNONYMS
dharma-ādi —of religious activities and so on;  viṣaye —in the subject matter;  yaiche —just as;  e cāri vicāra —there is a consideration of four principles, namely the person, country, time and atmosphere;  sādhana-bhakti —of devotional service;  ei —these;  cāri —four;  vicārera —to the considerations;  pāra —transcendental.
TRANSLATION
“‘As far as religious principles are concerned, there is a consideration of the person, the country, the time and the circumstance. In devotional service,