Text 73] Expansions of Advaita Acarya 41

kalpataru. \n other words, the branches or descendants of Advaita Acarya who con-
sidered Advaita Acarya the original cause of the devotional creeper, and who thus
neglected or disobeyed the instructions of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, deprived them-
selves of the effect of being watered and thus dried up and died. It is further to be
understood that not only the misguided descendants of Advaita Acarya but anyone
who has no connection with Caitanya Mahaprabhu—even if he is independently a
great sannydsi, learned scholar or ascetic—is like a dead branch of a tree.”

This analysis by Sri Bhaktivinoda Thakura, supporting the statements of Sri
Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami, depicts the position of the present so-called Hindu re-
ligion, which, being predominantly conducted by the Mayavada philosophy, has be-
come a hodgepodge institution of various concocted ideas. Mayavadis greatly fear
the Krsna consciousness movement and accuse it of spoiling the Hindu religion be-
cause it accepts people from all parts of the world and all religious sects and
scientifically engages them in the daiva-varndsrama-dharma. As we have explained
several times, however, we find no such word as ‘“‘Hindu”’ in the Vedic literature.
The word most probably came from Afghanistan, a predominantly Mohammedan
country, and originally referred to a pass in Afghanistan known as Hindukush that
is still a part of a trade route between India and various Mohammedan countries.

The actual Vedic system of religion is called varnasrama-dharma, as confirmed in
the Visnu Purana:

varnasramdcadravatd purusena parah puman
visnur aradhyate panthd ndnyat tat-tosa-kdranam
(Visnu Purdna, 3.8.9)

The Vedic literature recommends that a human being follow the principles of
varndsrama-dharma. Accepting the process of varndsrama-dharma will make a
person’s life successful because this will connect him with the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, who is the goal of human life. Therefore the Krsna consciousness
movement is meant for all of humanity. Although human society has different
sections or subdivisions, all human beings belong to one species, and therefore we
accept that they all have the ability to understand their constitutional position in
connection with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu. Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu confirms, jivera ‘svariipa’ haya—krsnera nitya-dasa: ‘‘Every living
entity is an eternal part, an eternal servant, of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
Every living entity who attains the human form of life can understand the impor-
tance of his position and thus become eligible to become a devotee of Lord Krsna.
We take it for granted, therefore, that all humanity should be educated in Krsna
consciousness. Indeed, in all parts of the world, in every country where we preach
the sankirtana movement, we find that people very easily accept the Hare Krsna
mahd-mantra without hesitation. The visible effect of this chanting is that the
members of the Hare Krsna movement, regardless of their backgrounds, all give up
the four principles of sinful life and come to an elevated standard of devotion.
Although posing as great scholars, ascetics, householders and svamis, the so-called
followers of the Hindu religion are all useless, dried-up branches of the Vedic reli-
