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śāstras.  The Lord raised the question of cow killing, and the  Kazi  properly answered Him by referring to the Koran. In turn the  Kazi  also questioned the Lord about cow sacrifice in the  Vedas , and the Lord replied that such sacrifice as mentioned in the  Vedas  is not actually cow killing. In that sacrifice an old bull or cow was sacrificed for the sake of receiving a fresh younger life by the power of  Vedic mantras . But in the Kali-yuga such cow sacrifices are forbidden because there are no qualified  brāhmaṇas  capable of conducting such a sacrifice. In fact, in Kali-yuga all  yajñas  (sacrifices) are forbidden because they are useless attempts by foolish men. In Kali-yuga only the  saṅkīrtana yajña  is recommended for all practical purposes. Speaking in this way, the Lord finally convinced the  Kazi , who became the Lord's follower. The  Kazi  thenceforth declared that no one should hinder the  saṅkīrtana  movement which was started by the Lord, and the  Kazi  left this order in his will for the sake of progeny. The  Kazi 's tomb still exists in the area of Navadvīpa, and Hindu pilgrims go there to show their respects. The  Kazi 's descendants are residents, and they never objected to  saṅkīrtana , even during the Hindu Muslim riot days.
This incidence shows clearly that the Lord was not a so-called timid  Vaiṣṇava . A  Vaiṣṇava  is a fearless devotee of the Lord, and for the right cause he can take any step suitable for the purpose. Arjuna was also a  Vaiṣṇava  devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa, and he fought valiantly for the satisfaction of the Lord. Similarly,  Vajrāṅgajī , or  Hanumān , was also a devotee of Lord Rāma, and he gave lessons to the nondevotee party of Rāvaṇa. The principles of  Vaiṣṇavism  are to satisfy the Lord by all means. A  Vaiṣṇava  is by nature a nonviolent, peaceful living being, and he has all the good qualities of God, but when the nondevotee blasphemes the Lord or His devotee, the  Vaiṣṇava  never tolerates such impudency.
After this incidence the Lord began to preach and propagate His  Bhāgavata-dharma , or  saṅkīrtana  movement, more vigorously, and whoever stood against this propagation of the  yuga-dharma , or duty of the age, was properly punished by various types of chastisement. Two  brāhmaṇa  gentlemen named Chapala and Gopāla, who also happened to be maternal uncles of the Lord, were inflicted with leprosy by way of chastisement, and later, when they were repentant, they were accepted by the Lord. In the course of His preaching work, He used to send daily all His followers, including Śrīla Nityānanda Prabhu and Țhākur Haridāsa, two chief whips of His party, from door to door to preach the  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam . All of Navadvīpa was surcharged with His  saṅkīrtana  movement, and His headquarters were situated at the house of Śrīvāsa Țhākur and Śrī Advaita Prabhu, two of His chief householder disciples. These two learned heads