Adi-lila, Chapter 7 49

The Mayavadi-sampradaya sannyasis are generally known as Vedantis, as if
Vedanta were their monopoly. Actually, however, Vedanti refers to a person who
perfectly knows Krsna. As confirmed in Bhagavad-gita, vedais ca sarvair aham eva
vedyo: ‘‘By all the Vedas it is Krsna who is to be known.” (Bg. 15.15) The so-called
Mayavadi Vedantis do not know who Krsna is; therefore their title of Vedanti, or
knower of Vedanta philosophy, is simply a pretension. Mayavadi sannyasis always
think of themselves as real sannyasis and consider sannyasis of the Vaisnava order to
be brahmacaris. A brahmacari is supposed to engage in the service of a sannyasi and
accept him as his guru. Mayavadi sannyasis therefore declare themselves to be not
only gurus but jagad-gurus, or the spiritual masters of the entire world, although,
of course, they cannot see the entire world. Sometimes they dress gorgeous-
ly and travel on the backs of elephants in processions, and thus they are always
puffed up, accepting themselves as jagad-gurus. Srila Rtipa Gosvami, however,
has explained that jagad-guru properly refers to one who is the controller
of his tongue, mind, words, belly, genitals and anger..Prthivirn sa Ssisyat: such
a jagad-guru is completely fit to make disciples all over the world. Due to
false prestige, Mayavadi sannyasis who do not have these qualifications some-
times harass and blaspheme a Vaisnava sannyasi who humbly engages in the
service of the Lord.

TEXT 65
BALA HBA SCSTS afia |
SHAM MOAT FA SN Uwe I
apane prakasananda hatete dhariya
vasaila sabha-madhye sammana kariya
SYNONYMS

apane—personally; prakasananda—PrakaSananda; hatete—by His hand; dhariya—
capturing; vasai/a—made Him sit; sabha-madhye—in the assembly of; sammana—with
great respect; kariya—offering Him.

TRANSLATION

Prakagananda Sarasvafi, however, caught Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu personally by

the hand and seated Him with great respect in the midst of the assembly.
PURPORT

The respectful behavior of Prakasananda Sarasvati toward Sri Caitanya Maha-
prabhu is very much to be appreciated. Such behavior is calculated to be ajnata-
sukpti, or pious activities that one executes without his knowledge. Thus Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu very tactfully gave Prakasananda Sarasvafi an opportunity to ad-
