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sannyāsī, such as the tridaṇḍa and kamaṇḍalu. According to necessity, he may sometimes accept those symbols and sometimes reject them.
PURPORT
There are four stages of the renounced order of life— kuṭicaka ,  bahūdaka ,  parivrājakācārya  and  paramahaṁsa . Herein,  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  considers the  paramahaṁsas  among the  sannyāsīs . The Māyāvādī impersonalist  sannyāsīs  cannot attain the  paramahaṁsa  stage. This is because of their impersonal conception of the Absolute Truth.  Brahmeti paramātmeti bhagavān iti śabdyate . The Absolute Truth is perceived in three stages, of which  bhagavān , or realization of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is meant for the  paramahaṁsas . Indeed,  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  itself is meant for the  paramahaṁsas  ( paramo nirmatsarāṇāṁ satām ). Unless one is in the  paramahaṁsa  stage, he is not eligible to understand the  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam . For  paramahaṁsas , or  sannyāsīs  in the Vaiṣṇava order, preaching is the first duty. To preach, such  sannyāsīs  may accept the symbols of  sannyāsa , such as the  daṇḍa  and  kamaṇḍalu , or sometimes they may not. Generally the Vaiṣṇava  sannyāsīs , being  paramahaṁsas , are automatically called  bābājīs , and they do not carry a  kamaṇḍalu  or  daṇḍa . Such a  sannyāsī  is free to accept or reject the marks of  sannyāsa . His only thought is “Where is there an opportunity to spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness?” Sometimes the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement sends its representative  sannyāsīs  to foreign countries where the  daṇḍa  and  kamaṇḍalu  are not very much appreciated. We send our preachers in ordinary dress to introduce our books and philosophy. Our only concern is to attract people to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. We may do this in the dress of  sannyāsīs  or in the regular dress of gentlemen. Our only concern is to spread interest in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
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अव्यक्तलिङ्गो व्यक्तार्थो मनीष्युन्मत्तबालवत्। कविर्मुक्तवदात्मानं स दृष्ट्या दर्शयेन्नृणाम् ॥१०॥
avyakta-lingo vyaktārtho manīṣy unmatta-bālavat