Text 96] The Chastisement of Junior Haridasa 169

TRANSLATION

“When a Vaisnava listens to the Sariraka-bhasya, the Mayavada commen-
tary upon Vedania-siitra, he gives up the Krsna conscious attitude that the
Lord is the master and the living entity is His servant. Instead, he considers
himself the Supreme Lord.

PURPORT

The philosophers known as kevalddvaita-vadis generally occupy themselves
with hearing the Sariraka-bhasya, a commentary by Sankaracarya advocating that
one impersonally consider oneself the Supreme Lord. Such Mayavada philosophi-

cal commentaries upon Vedanta are simply imaginary, but there are other com-

mentaries on Vedanta philosophy. The commentary by Srila Ram&nujacdrya,
known as Sri-bhasya, establishes the visistadvaita-vada philosophy. Similarly, in the
Brahma-sampradaya, Madhvacarya’s Purnaprajfia-bhasya establishes suddha-
dvaita-vada. In the Kumara-sampradaya, or Nimbarka-sampradaya, $1 Nimbarka
establishes the philosophy of dvaitadvaita-vada in the Parijata-saurabha-bhdasya.
And in the Visnusvami-sampradaya, or Rudra-sampradaya, which comes from
Lord Siva, Visnusvami has written a commentary called Sarvajfia-bhasya, which
establishes suddhadvaita- vada.

A Vaisnava should study the commentaries on Vedanta-siitra written by the
four sampradaya-acaryas, namely Sri Ramanujacdrya, Madhvacarya, Visnusvami
and Nimbarka, for these commentaries are based upon the philosophy that the
Lord is the master and that all living entities are His eternal servants. One in-
terested in studying Vedanta philosophy properly must study these commen-
taries, especially if he is a Vaisnava. These commentaries are always adored by
Vaisnavas. The commentary by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatt is elaborately given
in the Adi-lila, Chapter Seven, text 101. The Mayavada commentary Sariraka-
bhasyais like poison for a Vaisnava. It should not be touched at all. Srila Bhakti-
vinoda Thakura remarks that even a maha-bhdagavata, or highly elevated devotee
who has surrendered himself unto the lotus feet of Krsna, sometimes falls down
from pure devotional service if he hears the Mayavada philosophy of Sariraka-
bhasya. This commentary should therefore be shunned by all Vaisnavas.

TEXT 96

FAStAG A, SA Aleta AF
aratate-etace foe cay feca Sta i” dw ti

mahda-bhdagavata yei, krsma prana-dhana ydra
mayavada-sravane citta avasya phire tanra’”’
