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who has no idea what God actually is thinks that any form he imagines or any rascal
he accepts can be God. This acceptance of cheap gods or incarnations of God is
actually atheism. It is to be concluded, therefore, that those who worship demigods
or self-proclaimed incarnations of God are all atheists. They have lost their knowl-
edge, as confirmed in Bhagavad-gita. Kamais tais tair hrta-jnanah prapadyante ’nya-
devatah: ‘‘Those whose minds are distorted by material desires surrender unto
demigods.” (Bg. 7.20) Unfortunately, those who do not cultivate Krsna conscious-
ness and do not properly understand the Vedic knowledge accept any rascal to be
an incarnation of God, and they are of the opinion that one can become an incar-
nation simply by worshiping a demigod. This philosophical hodge-podge exists under
the name of the Hindu religion, but the Krsna consciousness movement does not
approve of it. Indeed, we strongly condemn it. Such worship of demigods and so-
called incarnations of God should never be confused with the pure Krsna conscious-
ness movement.

TEXT 12
Soreay Ate a TH as Mite] |
Sta Hass, Sia AV Botte w sou
‘acaryaratna’ nama dhare bada eka sakha
tanra parikara, tanra sakha-upasakha
SYNONYMS
acaryaratna—of the name Acaryaratna; nama—name; dhare—he accepts; bada—
big; eka—one; sakha—branch; tanra—his; parikara—associates; tanra—his; sakha—
branch; upasakha—sub-branches.
TRANSLATION
Another big branch was Acaryaratna, and his associates were sub-branches.
TEXT 13
wroreaces are ‘Aeecarez’ |
dia aca cwal-Sica aifoer HAF wet
acaryaratnera nama ‘sri-candrasekhara’—
yanra ghare devi-bhave nacila isvara
SYNONYMS
acaryaratnera—of Acaryaratna; nama—name; $ri-candrasekhara—of the name Sri
Candrasekhara; yanra—of whom; ghare—in the home; devi-bhave—as the goddess;
nacila—danced; isvara—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
